WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESSWIRE / June 20, 2024 / Today, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) published, Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, & Antigovernment Extremists Look to Artificial Intelligence (AI), a new report updating how extremist groups and individuals have fully adopted artificial intelligence (AI) technology to disseminate propaganda and misinformation and hatemongering.
The report from the MEMRI Domestic Terrorism Threat Monitor (DTTM) project finds that neo-Nazis, early adopters of AI, and white supremacists are using the latest technologies, including translation and voice emulation, and continuing to be very effective as disruptors in both the mainstream online spaces and on their channels such as OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.
"Not only have neo-Nazis and white supremacists fully embraced the dark side of AI, they continue to adopt the latest technologies to incite violence and cause mayhem," said Steven Stalinsky, Ph.D., MEMRI's executive director and one of the report's authors. "These groups are constantly deplatformed from mainstream sites and must find ways to spread their hatred."
The most prominent recent example of an AI deepfake, widely circulated on the social media platform X, featured Hitler dancing before a crowd of thousands. One extremist group posted this video on April 11, 2024, and wrote, "Artificial Intelligence will revolutionize the world." It is very clear from this post that these hate groups will keep embracing AI to push their propaganda and worldview.
As video technology continues to develop, it will likely present the most significant security threat because AI deepfakes, especially of celebrities and politicians, will increase misinformation and information warfare in the digital space, thus continuing to erode the public's trust in institutions.
Neo-Nazis and white supremacists also use these technologies to create emotional videos to keep their followers invested and stay invested in their movement.
"These extremist groups do not fear technology; they embrace and use it to promote their propaganda, gain viral notoriety, and hugely increase their engagement online," said the director of the MEMRI DTTM project and the report's principal author, Simon Purdue, Ph.D. "There must be safeguards in place to restrict neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other similar groups' ability to use these tools to continue to spread extremist rhetoric, antisemitism, and hate."
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ABOUT THE DOMESTIC TERRORISM THREAT MONITOR (DTTM) PROJECT
For over four years, the MEMRI DTTM team has been monitoring and analyzing the online activity of white supremacists, neo-Nazis, accelerationists, and other domestic extremists in the U.S. and worldwide. The project's main focus is these groups' activity as reported, discussed, and documented in their online communications, including incitement, calls to action (including to violent attacks), real-world activity such as rallies and vandalism, and recruitment and outreach efforts by these groups aimed at a wide range of populations. Most importantly, we monitor violent threats against Jewish organizations and institutions; the Black, Asian, and other minority communities; the LGBTQ+ community; political and other public figures; government officials and agencies, and government in general; and the public at large.
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SOURCE: Middle East Media Research Institute
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