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China’s State Media Uses AI Videos to Mock U.S. and Promote Its View
State broadcasters are using AI clips to mock U.S. policy and shape global opinion, with some videos drawing more than 1 million views.
- China Central Television released a five-minute AI-generated animation that went viral with more than 1 million views, mocking America through an allegory depicting the war in Iran.
- Beijing shifted its messaging strategy after Students complained about dry, slogan-filled materials, now embracing AI-generated content, rap music, and pop culture to engage younger audiences and counter narratives Beijing views as biased.
- "Infotainment" spread via social media is becoming routine for persuading younger audiences, said Shi Anbin, professor and director of the Israel Epstein Center for Global Media and Communications at Tsinghua University.
- China directs money into promoting narratives targeting a global audience, building a massive "matrix" of social media accounts managed by diplomats, state media, influencers, and bots on platforms including Facebook.
- State Department cables warn that foreign messaging campaigns pose a direct threat to American national security, while Andrew Chubb, a lecturer at the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University, called the content "historical fiction dramatization.
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China's state media turns to social media, AI to tell its story - often mock US
In a five-minute AI-generated animation modelled after classic martial arts movies, China's state media frames an allegory for the war in Iran. A white eagle in regal attire representing the US unleashes an evil laugh before his army attacks a group of Persian cats draped in black cloaks standing in for Iranians, who vow to fight after losing their leader and close off a crucial trading route.
Chinas state media turns to social media, AI to tell its story, often mock US - The Tribune
The messaging from China's Communist government may once have been dogmatic and rigid - not anymore. Having largely tamed the internet at home with tight censorship, Beijing is now tapping the power of social media and artificial intelligence to tell its story - and often to skewer the US and its president.
China’s state media turns to social media and AI to tell its story - and often mock the US
The messaging from China’s Communist government may once have been dogmatic and rigid — not anymore. Having largely tamed the internet at home with tight censorship, Beijing is now tapping the power of social media and artificial intelligence to tell its story — and often to skewer the U.S. and its president.
China’s state media turns to social media and AI to tell its story - and often mock the U.S.
The messaging from China’s Communist government may once have been dogmatic and rigid — not anymore. Having largely tamed the internet at home with tight censorship, Beijing is now tapping the power of social media and artificial intelligence to tell its story — and often to skewer the U.S. and its president.
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China’s state media turns to social media and AI to tell its story — and often mock the US
The messaging from China’s Communist government may once have been rigid, but not anymore. Beijing is using social media and AI to make its messaging more appealing, especially to younger audiences.
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