{"id":1924826,"date":"2023-05-05T06:11:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T10:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-ricketts-warns-of-new-weapon-communist-china-is-using-against-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T06:15:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T10:15:07","slug":"pete-ricketts-warns-of-new-weapon-communist-china-is-using-against-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-ricketts-warns-of-new-weapon-communist-china-is-using-against-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Ricketts cautions about China&#8217;s new weapon against the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpete-ricketts-warns-of-new-weapon-communist-china-is-using-against-the-u-s%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1924826&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Chinese Communist Party Using AI to Create &#8220;Deep Fakes&#8221; to Destabilize U.S.<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued a warning during a Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing this week that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using state-of-the-art AI to create &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kinzinger-gosar-should-be-censured-for-creepy-anime-video\/\" title=\"Kinzinger: Gosar Should Be Censured for 'Creepy' Anime Video\">deep fakes<\/a>&#8221; to destabilize the U.S. Deep fakes are photos and videos that have been digitally manipulated to alter voices or images or other aspects of the content to appear authentic in an effort to deceive whoever is viewing the material.<\/p>\n<h3>The Threat of Disinformation<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The threat of disinformation, weaponizing information against the United States and our allies to divide us, divide our citizens is on the rise,&#8221; said Ricketts. &#8220;It&#8217;s especially so because we all have access to [smart phones] now, so citizens and policymakers all have access to that through social media or other sorts of platforms. But the idea that our adversaries would try to use disinformation to devise is not new.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ricketts mentioned that the Soviet Union during the Cold War spent billions on disinformation campaigns as part of their statecraft to destabilize the U.S. and U.S. allies at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I believe that in 1980, for example, there was a conservative estimate, the Soviet Union spent $3 billion on disinformation campaigns as part of their overall strategy,&#8221; he said, noting that the Soviet Union outspent the U.S. 10-to-1 in disinformation campaigns at the time.<\/p>\n<h3>The Rise of Artificial Intelligence<\/h3>\n<p>Ricketts also spoke on the topic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-impeaching-incitement-to-canceling-conservatism\/\" title=\"From Impeaching Incitement to Canceling Conservatism\">artificial intelligence<\/a>, saying that China has become a &#8220;global leader in artificial intelligence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And they&#8217;ve been developing for a long time now something <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-ricketts-warns-of-new-weapon-communist-china-is-using-against-the-u-s\/\" title=\"Pete Ricketts cautions about China's new weapon against the U.S.\">called &#8216;deep fake&#8217; technology<\/a>, and it has progressed along to the point where they&#8217;ve been able to use AI to distort public figures,&#8221; he said. &#8220;An example of how a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-finally-discovers-china-uses-u-s-media-to-attack-the-united-states\/\" title=\"CNN Finally Discovers China Uses U.S. Media To Attack The United States\">public figure<\/a> might be distorted is when Zelensky was portrayed as announcing a surrender last year. And the software can not only use be used to distort real people, but could also create people out of whole cloth. &#8230; So we&#8217;ve got this deep fake video technology that can create fictitious people. They can be used to really cloud even further people&#8217;s ability to discern what&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-says-u-n-fired-her-after-revealing-human-rights-council-collusion-with-china\/\" title=\"Whistleblower Says U.N. Fired Her After Revealing Human Rights Council Collusion with China\">real information<\/a>, what&#8217;s not real information.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Stay Informed with The Daily Wire App<\/h3>\n<p>Stay informed and up-to-date on the latest news with The Daily Wire app. Download it today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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