Ask an Expert: How AI Tools Are Accelerating Pro-China Messages Online
In this Ask an Expert webinar, Graphika’s experts explore the Falsos Amigos report and how AI is transforming online influence. We’ll examine a coordinated network of 11 domains and 16 social media accounts that used AI to translate, summarize, and disguise CGTN content in multiple languages, targeting audiences worldwide, including youth in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Overview
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how influence operations are conducted online. In this Ask an Expert webinar, we dive into Graphika’s Falsos Amigos report, which uncovered a coordinated network of 11 domains and 16 social media accounts laundering content from Chinese state media outlet CGTN. By using AI tools to translate, summarize, and disguise articles across multiple languages, this network was able to present recycled narratives as original reporting to targeted audiences worldwide.
The campaign’s reach extended across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, with a particular focus on engaging younger audiences through AI-generated logos, text, and visuals. This session unpacks why these tactics matter, the risks they pose for organizations, governments, and society, and how coordinated, AI-driven networks can amplify pro-China, anti-West messaging on a global scale.
What You’ll Learn
- AI-Powered Laundering of Reports: How AI tools translated, summarized, and disguised CGTN content across multiple languages and platforms.
- Network Laundering CGTN Content: Insights into the network of 11 domains and 16 social media accounts amplifying Chinese state media.
- Pro-China, Anti-West Content Online: The risks of misleading narratives and how they spread across continents.
- AI Tools Targeting Young Audiences: How logos, text, and visuals generated by AI were tailored to engage youth audiences worldwide.
Who Should Watch
- Cybersecurity professionals monitoring influence campaigns
- Trust & Safety teams at platforms and tech companies
- Government and policy professionals focused on information security and foreign influence
- Researchers and analysts studying online manipulation and AI-driven narratives
Originally Aired
Wednesday, September 24 at 12:00 PM ET
Margot Fulde-Hardy researches Chinese online influence operations targeting global audiences. Additionally, she conducts investigations related to foreign information manipulation and interference campaigns targeting electoral contexts. Margot is also a FIMI-ISAC member and co-chair of OASIS Open source project DAD-CDM technical steering committee, where she supports the research on creating a common data model for FIMI campaigns, drawing on her expertise on STIX, TTPs, and OpenCTI.
Chris Block
Account Executive
Chris works with organizations across industries to help them understand and counter emerging digital threats. He brings a practical perspective on operational risks and will be moderating the session.
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