The new technique is AI, of course. It used to be said that a lie cost an order of magnitude less to produce than the truth; think of the cost difference now th

The new technique is AI, of course. It used to be said that a lie cost an order of magnitude less to produce than the truth; think of the cost difference now that lies can be automated. Can AI automated truth? Also, it's very important that China's government is targeting issues that have no direct impact on them. This isn't about Taiwan, it's about a fire in a US state. Their goal? I'd guess the usual goal of propaganda: Paralyze democracy by disrupting social mechanisms, which rely on trust and shared truths. Disinfo and misinfo have pretty well paralyzed US democracy, certainly compare with just 7-8 years ago.