TikTok AI System Used to Amplify Election Disinformation by Foreign Networks
Date: 2024-08-08
Affected: Tiktok, Unknown Tiktok Users From China, Unknown Tiktok Users From Iran, Unknown Tiktok Users From Nigeria, Unknown Tiktok Users From Vietnam
Attack vector: misinformation
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #761: TikTok AI System Used to Amplify Election Disinformation by Foreign Networks. Alleged deployer/developer: Tiktok, Unknown Tiktok Users From China, Unknown Tiktok Users From Iran, Unknown Tiktok Users From Nigeria, Unknown Tiktok Users From Vietnam. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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