Fake babies: False AI-generated images of the war in Gaza spark alarm

"The propagandists who create such images are skilled at targeting people’s deepest impulses and anxieties, said Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit that has tracked disinformation from the war. Whether it’s a deepfake baby or an actual image of an infant from another conflict, the emotional impact on the viewer is the same."

That's why I too have emphasized the human role; to exploit these weaknesses in people -- at the scale of nations and not individuals as is common in social engineering -- is to have a good social science understanding about a particular nation, including its culture, history, and residents.