MCMC looks into report on bid to manipulate election
AI firm Anthropic says about 1,000 fake social media accounts were involved, as well as a bogus news site and fabricated intelligence dossiers.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is currently investigating a report by American AI firm Anthropic regarding an alleged online election manipulation campaign targeting Malaysian citizens. The commission is taking the findings of the report seriously and will seek additional information before deciding on the appropriate course of action.
According to Anthropic's report, they were able to disrupt a commercial election manipulation platform that primarily targeted individuals in Malaysia. The operation involved approximately 1,000 fake social media accounts, a fake news site, and fabricated intelligence dossiers. The firm stated that their Claude AI models were used to create a system that could profile and target Malaysian voters based on their constituency.
Furthermore, Anthropic's report alleged that those behind the operation had made an attempt to secure a contract with "Malaysia's national communications regulator." However, the firm did not find any evidence to support this claim. Anthropic concluded that the activities described in the report do not fall within the commission's functions and emphasized that they do not engage in such activities or arrangements.
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