Why China is being urged to study Ukraine’s wartime PR blitz in the AI age
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- A study has urged China to examine Ukraine’s wartime communications as it develops new forms of military messaging.
- It said advanced technology alone was insufficient, with effective campaigns requiring information strategy and military operations to work together.
- The campaigns should undermine an adversary’s sense of security, strengthen domestic resolve and build international support.
China is being urged to study Ukraine’s wartime communications as it considers how propaganda and public messaging may work in the age of artificial intelligence.
A recent study concluded that sophisticated technology alone would not guarantee success in the modern information environment. The decisive task, it said, would be to weave information strategy together with military operations.
The study said such campaigns should aim to shatter an adversary’s sense of security while reinforcing resolve at home and gathering international support.
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