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A Russia-linked network uses AI to rewrite real news stories
CopyCop churned out 19,000 deceptive posts in a month

IN THE 1980S the KGB had a well-worn method for pumping disinformation around the world. “We preferred to work on genuine documents,” recalled Oleg Kalugin, a former KGB general, “with some additions and changes.” That method has not changed greatly, but technology has accelerated the process. In early March a network of websites, dubbed CopyCop, began publishing stories in English and French on a range of contentious issues. They accused Israel of war crimes, amplified divisive political debates in America over slavery reparations and immigration and spread nonsensical stories about Polish mercenaries in Ukraine...................

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/05/10/a-russia-linked-network-uses-ai-to-
rewrite-real-news-stories

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