China’s Ministry of State Security, the country’s principal civilian intelligence and counterintelligence agency, has found a fresh-faced recruit for its public messaging campaign: Agent 012339, an AI-generated anchor who appears in full MSS uniform to deliver cautionary tales about national security threats. The youthful digital spokesman, complete with badge number prominently displayed, is the agency’s effort to shift from faceless bureaucratic warnings to personable, social media-re...
