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flag China used AI to manipulate Taiwan and Hong Kong elections, Taiwan alleges, citing leaked documents.

flag Taiwan alleges China used AI to interfere in its democracy, citing internal documents from GoLaxy, a firm linked to Chinese state institutions, which developed tools to monitor online discourse, analyze sentiment, and create fake personas to manipulate public opinion in Taiwan and Hong Kong. flag The documents, obtained by Vanderbilt University’s Institute of National Security, reveal efforts to influence elections, including the 2018 Kaohsiung mayoral race, with AI-driven disinformation campaigns. flag Experts warn generative AI makes such manipulation increasingly hard to detect. flag Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council has expressed alarm, calling the actions a threat to democratic integrity and urging stronger defenses and public awareness.

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