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'The State Is Using Generative AI to Engineer Reality Through Informational Gaslighting’

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Resource type
Blog Post
Title
'The State Is Using Generative AI to Engineer Reality Through Informational Gaslighting’
Abstract
These AI systems erode the rights to freedom of expression, privacy and a fair trial. Historically, online censorship meant deleting a post. Today, generative AI engages in ‘informational gaslighting’. When ASPI researchers showed an Alibaba LLM a photograph of a protest against human rights violations in Xinjiang, the AI described it as ‘individuals in a public setting holding signs with incorrect statements’ based on ‘prejudice and lies’. The technology subtly engineers reality, preventing users accessing objective historical truths.
Blog Title
Inter Press Service
Date
2026-03-18
URL
https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/03/china-the-state-is-using-generative-ai-to-engineer-reality-through-informational-gaslighting/
Accessed
3/26/26, 10:01 PM
Short Title
CHINA
Language
English
License
Technology
Extra
China
Citation
'The State Is Using Generative AI to Engineer Reality Through Informational Gaslighting’. (2026, March 18). Inter Press Service. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/03/china-the-state-is-using-generative-ai-to-engineer-reality-through-informational-gaslighting/
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https://rightsandrecords.ica.org/bib/2JHHLWL5