Russia produced most AI content to sway presidential vote, US intelligence official says

Russia has generated more AI content to influence the US presidential election than any other foreign power as part of its broader effort to boost Republican candidate Donald Trump over Democrat Kamala Harris, a US intelligence official said on Monday.

The official from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), speaking on condition of anonymity, made the comment in a briefing to reporters on the alleged use of artificial intelligence (AI) by Russia and other countries to influence the November 5 vote.

AI content produced by Moscow is “consistent with Russia’s broader efforts to boost the former president’s [Trump] candidacy and denigrate the vice-president [Harris] and the Democratic Party, including through conspiratorial narratives,” he said.

China has been using AI content in an attempt to influence how it is perceived worldwide, but not to sway the outcome of the US election, the official said.

“China is using AI in broader influence operations seeking to shape global views of China and amplify divisive US political issues,” the official said. “We are not yet seeing China use AI for any specific operations targeting US election outcomes.”