Network of 171 AI-Powered Bots Reportedly Spread Political Disinformation Ahead of Ghana’s December 2024 General Election
February 1, 2024
A network of 171 bot accounts on X are alleged to have used ChatGPT to generate political content supporting Ghana’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its presidential candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia, ahead of the December 2024 election. The AI-generated posts reportedly praised Bawumia while spreading disinformation targeting the opposition candidate, John Mahama, of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
- Alleged deployer
- pro-new-patriotic-party-bot-network
- Alleged developer
- openai
- Alleged harmed parties
- john-mahama, national-democratic-congress, ghanaian-electorate, democracy, electoral-integrity
Source
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