In recent years, with the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, the form of the Internet "water army" is undergoing earth-shaking changes. According to the Jiefang Daily, the latest data shows that with the help of AI technology, the cost of activities of these navy troops has been as low as only 1 cent per piece of information, and a person can control up to 6,000 mobile phones, and can publish more than 4,000 harmful information in just 48 hours. This efficient and low-cost operating model has rapidly expanded the scale and influence of the Internet navy, bringing unprecedented challenges to the network environment.
During the Spring Festival, the movie "Operation Dragon" was in trouble because of a malicious low score by the navy, and was eventually forced to withdraw. A similar situation also occurred before the premiere of another film, "The Unknown", and a large number of low-rating comments have emerged on social platforms. In February this year, the Xiaohongshu governance team released data, showing that in the past three months, the platform has dealt with more than 1 million black and gray industry accounts. Behind these incidents are the figures of online water troops. They disguise themselves as ordinary users and influence others' opinions and decisions through comments and posting information, seriously disrupting the normal network order.
The investigation found that the navy, which used to rely mainly on real-person operations, has now begun to rely on AI technology to form a new industrial chain. This industrial chain includes upstream batch registration accounts and technical services, midstream anti-blocking and maintenance accounts, and downstream various forms of monetization. In this process, a large amount of fake content generated by AI occupies traffic, causing people to worry about whether they can identify real information. The formation of this new type of naval army industrial chain not only improves the operational efficiency of naval army, but also makes its behavior more concealed and difficult to track.
According to reports, in order to break through the real-name restrictions, many black and gray industry personnel adopted the policy of hoarding accounts. They recycle or rent mobile phones at a low price, modify device parameters to disguise the device, thereby obtaining more accounts that can be used to publish information. This situation is getting worse, and the prices and acquisition channels of related accounts are becoming increasingly complex, involving some second-hand trading platforms and social media. This strategy of storing accounts not only increases the account reserves of the navy, but also makes its behavior more difficult to be discovered and cracked down by the platform and regulatory authorities.
In recent years, with the help of AI technology, the cost of online water army has been greatly reduced and the number of information released has increased sharply. This change not only makes the navy more efficient in operation, but also makes its behavior more concealed and difficult to track. The Spring Festival movies were frequently maliciously rated by the navy, causing many films to face difficulties. This malicious scoring behavior not only affects the market performance of the movie, but also damages the audience's viewing experience. A new naval army industrial chain is gradually formed, including batch registration, account maintenance and information monetization. The formation of this new industrial chain not only improves the operational efficiency of the navy, but also makes its behavior more concealed and difficult to track.