Could've been using it in 2023 or 2022 or 2021, but the discovery of specifically using LLMs for specifically generating propaganda messages happens before end of 2024
Gary marcus seems to think so.
https://openai.com/index/disrupting-deceptive-uses-of-AI-by-covert-influence-operations/
This can unambiguously resolve yes.
This seemed relevant: https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/comments/17j7iey/to_use_ai_generated_image_to_spread_propaganda/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 (Chen Weihua (Chinese: 陈卫华) is a Chinese journalist, currently serving as EU bureau chief of China Daily, an English-language newspaper owned by the Chinese Communist Party. - Wikipedia)
@sixtynine I expect countries to accuse each other of this. We need clear criteria for what counts as “finding out”
@mariopasquato accusations won't count. Some concrete evidence or reporting of concrete evidence by a highly reputable media organisation would count, to give one example
@AndrewHartman market's already at 90% , it is an election year in the US, and India (the most populous country in the world). Chances are it'll be reported, but >90%? Idk. We've seen the 2023 market swing wildly.