[RFI] Mali’s warring sides are increasingly using artificial intelligence to fight an information war alongside their battle on the ground, a study published Wednesday has found. Jihadists are experimenting with relatively basic AI propaganda, separatist networks are creating fake online characters and Russia’s Africa Corps is using the technology on a far more sophisticated scale.
Mali: AI Deepfakes and Fake Fighters Reshape Mali’s Information War
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