Flood of pro-Hamas deepfakes targeting U.S. audiences, AI security company says

Artificial-intelligence-generated propaganda supporting the Palestinian militant group Hamas is deliberately targeting an American audience, according to a deepfake detection company studying online influence efforts that employ cutting-edge AI technology.
Investigators at Sensity AI say they have uncovered manipulated online content backing both sides of the Israel-Hamas war, but the intended audiences for each side appeared far different, providing a rare window into whom the deepfake creators seek to engage and persuade.

“Hamas propaganda targets were definitely [Europeans] and American citizens,” Francesco Cavalli, co-founder of Sensity AI, said in an email. “Israeli propaganda tried to focus more on influencing the internal audience, not only Israeli peop …