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AI Deepfakes and Fake Fighters Reshape Mali's Information War

AI Deepfakes and Fake Fighters Reshape Mali's Information WarFile photograph: April 2026
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[RFI] Mali's warring sides are increasingly using artificial intelligence to fight an information war alongside their battle on the ground, a study published Wednesday has found. Jihadists are experimenting with relatively basic AI propaganda, separatist networks are creating fake online characte...

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