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Russian Bot Farm Busted: US Takes Down AI-Driven Disinformation Machine
US officials and allies dismantled a Russian bot farm of nearly 1,000 accounts using AI to spread disinformation on X, formerly Twitter.
Hot Take:
Move over, Bond villains! Russian bots are the new cyber baddies, making even your grandma’s catfish look like an amateur. Let’s hope the Justice Department doesn’t get catfished in the process!
Key Points:
- The Justice Department and allies dismantled a Russian AI-powered bot farm with nearly 1,000 accounts.
- The bots spread disinformation and pro-Russian content across X, formerly known as Twitter.
- The scheme utilized software from RT’s digital media department called Meliorator.
- X has provided information and suspended the identified accounts.
- The Justice Department is still tracking the remaining accounts involved.
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