Disinformation 2.0 in the Age of AI: A Cybersecurity Perspective

TL;DR

This paper discusses the evolution of disinformation in the AI era, termed 'disinformation 2.0', highlighting its increased personalization, realism, and rapid dissemination, and explores cybersecurity strategies to counter this emerging threat.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of disinformation 2.0 in the AI age, analyzing its characteristics and proposing a layered cybersecurity approach for mitigation.

Findings

Disinformation 2.0 is more targeted and personalized.

AI accelerates creation and dissemination of disinformation.

Countermeasure strategies can be layered for holistic defense.

Abstract

With the explosive advancement of AI technologies in recent years, the scene of the disinformation research is also expected to rapidly change. In this viewpoint article, in particular, we first present the notion of "disinformation 2.0" in the age of AI where disinformation would become more targeted and personalized, its content becomes very difficult to distinguish from real news, and its creation and dissemination become more accelerated by AI. Then, we discuss how disinformation 2.0 and cybersecurity fit and a possible layered countermeasure to address the threat in disinformation 2.0 in a holistic manner.