Compton recoil electrons are electrons knocked from orbitals of an atom usually by gamma radiation from a nuclear explosion.
These electrons create a brief current which results in an electromagnetic pulse or EMP which can damage or destroy unshielded electronic equiptment, mainly microchips. Such an event taking place at high altitude would result in wide scale electrical damage.
“Now they have this augmentation via generative AI, which can make the fake stuff more believable, easier to generate, faster.” AI is coming for our elections. 2024 is going to be the cycle of deep fakes, AI speeches, and "election fraud" being yelled from the losing side.