How AI could ‘supercharge’ election risks across south-east Asia
Some experts fear AI could be weaponised in south-east Asia, home to nations with predominately young and hyper-connected populations Years ago it would have been an elaborate operation involving any army of cyber troops creating fake news websites, social media accounts and forged dossiers, all deployed to spread disinformation en masse. Now, all you need is AI. Continue reading...

Some experts fear AI could be weaponised in south-east Asia, home to nations with predominately young and hyper-connected populations
Years ago it would have been an elaborate operation involving any army of cyber troops creating fake news websites, social media accounts and forged dossiers, all deployed to spread disinformation en masse.
Now, all you need is AI.
Continue reading...
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- 59 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 1, 2026
- Byline
- Kate Lamb
- Source
- The Guardian