Iran, China, and Israeli firms use open-source AI agents to run large-scale influence campaigns
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美国官员和研究人员发现，伊朗、中国以及以色列的私营公司正在用DeepSeek这类中国的开源模型，搭建能自己注册账号、发帖、评论的AI机器人，在Instagram、Facebook、X和TikTok上冒充真人带节奏。伊朗的行动冒充普通美国人，吸引了近8万粉丝；以色列公司IntelEye声称是在做安全测试，但买了1万个账号并启用了约1000个。Meta确认...
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- New York Times ChinesePickIran, China, and Israeli firms use open-source AI agents to run large-scale influence campaigns
US officials and researchers say Iran, China, and Israeli private firms are using Chinese open-source models like DeepSeek to power AI agents that autonomously create and run fake account networks on Instagram, Facebook, X, and TikTok. The agents post, comment, and tag journalists and politicians with little human input. Iran's campaign impersonated ordinary Americans and drew nearly 80,000 followers. Israeli firm IntelEye claimed it was a security test but bought 10,000 accounts and activated about 1,000. Meta confirmed it has seen 'technically significant advances' in such AI use and removed most of the fake accounts. The post does not disclose details on the Chinese operation's specific targets or content.