AI Raises Risk of Foreign Meddling in US Election, Officials Say

Artificial intelligence raises the risk of foreign governments spreading disinformation among voters ahead of the next US election, with Russia posing the biggest threat, senior Biden administration officials warned.

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said Wednesday that Russia and other adversaries, including China and Iran, have been seeking crucial data like polling information to shape their efforts to sow chaos in US democratic processes.

“Moscow most likely views such operations as a means to tear down the United States as its perceived primary adversary enabling Russia to promote itself as a great power,” Haines said during a hearing on ...