El ej\u00e9rcito estadounidense carece de la capacidad de desplegar r\u00e1pidamente personal que pueda defenderse de actores mal\u00e9volos que intentan moldear la opini\u00f3n p\u00fablica y debe actuar ahora para desarrollar esas \u201cfuerzas de informaci\u00f3n\u201d, seg\u00fan una estrategia recientemente revelada del Pent\u00e1gono. Conquistar el ecosistema de la informaci\u00f3n, desde las charlas en las redes sociales hasta la propaganda gubernamental, es cada vez m\u00e1s importante a medida que prolifera la informaci\u00f3n err\u00f3nea y la desinformaci\u00f3n y las potencias mundiales, incluidas China y Rusia, intentan influir en los asuntos exteriores desde lejos.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. military lacks the ability to quickly deploy personnel that can fend off malevolent actors trying to shape public opinion and must act now to build up such \u201cinformation forces,\u201d according to a newly revealed Pentagon strategy.<\/p>\n
Conquering the information ecosystem from social-media chatter to government propaganda is increasingly important as mis- and disinformation proliferate and world powers including China and Russia try to\u00a0influence foreign affairs<\/a>\u00a0from afar.<\/p>\n The Defense Department must \u201cbuild a process to rapidly deploy teams of information forces, including the reserve force,\u201d and foster a related workforce comprising military and civilian experts, according to the 2023 Strategy for Operations in the Information Environment. Improved recruiting, training and career paths are needed for the effort.<\/p>\n The congressionally mandated document\u00a0was made public Nov. 17<\/a>, months after internal publication. Information warfare represents a persuasive brew of public outreach, offensive and defensive electronic capabilities, and cyber operations; it combines data awareness and manipulation to gain an advantage before, during and after major events.<\/p>\n \u201cAs this strategy makes clear, our ability to gain and sustain information advantages at the times and places of our choosing are critical to successful operations in the information space,\u201d Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote in the introduction. \u201cMake no mistake: America\u2019s competitors and enemies are moving quickly in the information environment, hoping to offset our enduring strategic advantages elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n Emerging technologies play a critical role in both\u00a0waging and foiling influence campaigns<\/a>, according to the strategy.<\/p>\n Generative artificial intelligence, capable of imitating human interaction, can fuel spam, phishing attempts and impersonation, while automation can flood Facebook or X, formerly Twitter, with misleading and provoking posts. U.S. officials have repeatedly warned of the former. The latter has been seen in the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars.<\/p>\n