Detected UAE-Linked Campaign To Influence Sudan Conflict Narratives: Anthropic
AI firm Anthropic has identified a UAE-linked influence campaign that used its Claude chatbot to generate propaganda regarding the conflict in Sudan. The operation targeted UN experts and the Muslim Brotherhood to shift narratives in favor of the UAE.
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This report highlights the growing risk of AI models being weaponized for state-sponsored disinformation and political manipulation.
AI firm Anthropic has said in a report that it detected a UAE-linked influence operation that targeted the Muslim Brotherhood and United Nations experts critical of Abu Dhabi's alleged role in war-ravaged Sudan.In a report on misuse of its AI models on Thursday, Anthropic said it uncovered and disrupted the broad campaign it linked "with high confidence" to UAE government officials.Aimed primarily at the Muslim Brotherhood, the operation used the company's Claude chatbot to generate reports, advocacy materials, social media content and testimony on Sudan.Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), triggering what the United Nations has described as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.The UAE has repeatedly been accused of supporting the RSF and fuelling the conflict, allegations Abu Dhabi denies.Anthropic said the operation focused on an AI persona known as "Deadshot", guided by a…
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