Pro-China Campaign Deploys AI Avatars in YouTube Influence Operation

In a revelation, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has exposed a sophisticated campaign, named Shadow Play, that employs AI avatars in disseminating pro-China and anti-US narratives on YouTube. This campaign, operating since mid-2022, marks a paradigm shift in influence operations by utilizing generative AI voiceovers. ASPI has identified 30 YouTube channels collectively producing over