"With major elections taking place around the world this year, particularly in India, South Korea and the United States, we assess that China will, at a minimum, create and amplify AI-generated content to benefit its interests," Clint Watts, General Manager, Microsoft Threat Analysis Center, said in a blog post.
A dearth of critical supplies for AI development, exacerbated by Washington’s tech-curtailment moves against China, is seen reflecting the need for a unified and better-funded domestic market.