From ultra-thin chips to infrastructure, content gushes about Chinese accomplishments.

In a YouTube video, a voice in English announces that China has researched and developed its own ultra-thin 1-nanometer chip – a staggering claim given that the chip isn’t expected in commercial devices for another decade.

“Recent news from China has sent ripples of excitement and astonishment across the globe,” gushes the voice-over on the China Charged YouTube channel. “This revolutionary breakthrough is more than a technological marvel; it is a game-changer that will redefine the global tech landscape.”

“Prepare to have your mind blown,” says another video, this time on the channel Unbelievable Projects. “Welcome to today’s video, in which we’ll discover why America remains behind China in infrastructure development.”

These voices and their “good news” about China are evidence that the Chinese Communist Party and its overseas proxies are using artificial intelligence to flood YouTube with propaganda videos, according to a new report that describes a “coordinated inauthentic influence campaign” on the platform.

    • Transporter Room 3@startrek.websiteEnglish
      271·
      11 months ago

      At this point, I assume every major government has the capabilities and the intent to use AI for exactly this purpose.

      Oppose at all fronts you can, this is not okay.

    • drathvedro@lemm.eeEnglish
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      11 months ago

      It’s not. Youtube is full of AI-generated content. Mostly conspiracy bullshit targeted at republicans and other right wingers. But it’s only now when China does it, it makes it to the headlines.

    • auroraborealiz@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      02·
      11 months ago

      everyone has massive propaganda departments if they can afford it

      it’s so so extremely useful for driving political support

      the US even has dedicated “Psychological Operations” divisions in the Army