Russia Uses AI to Amplify Election Influence Campaigns, U.S. Officials Say

U.S. officials have warned that Russia is using artificial intelligence to produce and spread election-related disinformation more quickly. The campaigns aim to deepen political divisions, undermine confidence in democratic institutions, and weaken public support for Ukraine, officials say. Russian influence operations have used fabricated online personas, misleading content, and fake websites. Intelligence officials have described AI as an accelerator for these efforts, making it easier to generate and tailor material—not as a replacement for the broader influence operations. Claims about specific targets or voting-machine narratives require separate verification.