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AI-Driven Disinformation in a Post-Truth World

Post-truth was the international word of the year 2016, following a significant increase in its use in the context of Brexit and the U.S. presidential elections. Disinformation and fake news played a key role in influencing the outcomes of these two major political events that had far-reaching consequences beyond the U.S. and the UK. Social media platforms acted as the virtual battleground for these campaigns, allowing for faster distribution and broader reach. The recent rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) begs the question of what this will mean for the future of democracy. How can we ensure electoral integrity and protect democratic values when the lines between true and false are increasingly blurred?

Leaked documents reveal Moscow’s strategy to increase influence in Baltic states

Leaked Russian documents have revealed the Kremlin's strategy to increase its influence in the Baltic states, according to an international research network led by German media outlets NDR, WDR, and Süddeutsche Zeitung, with the Estonian media outlet Delfi involved in the research, ERR.ee reported. Tagesschau.de quoted German security experts, who consider the documents to be authentic. The documents,...

Misuses of Artificial Intelligence for Disinformation Campaigns | FERMI

The researchers of Open AI, in collaboration with Georgetown University’s Centre for Security and Emerging Technology and the Stanford Internet Observatory, recently released a report aimed at forecasting the potential misuses of language models for disinformation campaigns and proposing a blueprint on how to reduce the risks associated with it.

‘A surreal experience’: Former Biden ‘disinfo’ chief details harassment

Nina Jankowicz casts herself as an object lesson in how conspiracy theories can turn a person into a meme.

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FERMI is a project funded by Horizon Europe, will study the spread of disinformation and fake news online, and develop a framework to help combat it.

‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics

Vulkan engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, prepare for attacks on infrastructure and spread disinformation