Venezuela state-linked AI persona 'Ramón Cero' pushes censorship campaigns

An AI-generated character, 'Ramón Cero,' created by a pro-government communicators academy in Venezuela, poses as a fact-checker on the seismic emergency but targets independent press and incites mass reporting of accounts. This marks a novel use of AI for coordinated disinformation and censorship in Venezuela, expanding state influence operations beyond traditional methods. The extent of the campaign's reach and coordination remains unclear.