Mali’s information war is increasingly being shaped by AI

Generative AI is increasingly used for information warfare in Mali, according to a study released Wednesday, with the conflict’s factions mastering the technology to varying degrees.

The analysis by the Timbuktu Institute, a Dakar-based think tank, found that generative AI was being used to “amplify and accelerate” existing faultlines within the west African country, which is serving as an “open-air laboratory” for the technology’s use…