Fake AI satellite imagery spurs US-Iran war disinformation

WASHINGTON: The satellite image posted by an Iranian news outlet looked real: a devastated US base in Qatar. But it was an AI-generated fake, underscoring the accelerating threat of tech-enabled disinformation during wartime. The rise of generative AI has turbocharged the ability of state actors and propagandists to fabricate convincing satellite imagery during major conflicts, a trend that researchers warn carries real-world security implications. As the US-Israeli war against Iran rages, Tehran Times, a state-aligned English daily, posted on X a “before vs.

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