International Fact-Checking Day: How to spot AI-generated disinformation
On the 10th annual International Fact-Checking Day, it is a good time to review how to identify AI-generated disinformation. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This type of content is appearing everywhere, from the US-Iran war to the lead-up to the Hungarian elections, and even on individual feeds. A recent study, published in the journal PNAS Nexus, asked 27,000 […]
True or false? How to defend yourself against disinformation
In today’s complex digital and media landscape, citizens must become more resilient against disinformation. This is where media literacy can help, by enhancing critical thinking and helping citizens better navigate information, especially online, and identify and counter disinformation. Between 24 and 31 October, we mark Global Media and Information Literacy week, an occasion to raise […]
Foreign Influence Campaigns Don’t Know How to Use AI Yet Either
Today, OpenAI released its first threat report, detailing how actors from Russia, Iran, China, and Israel have attempted to use its technology for foreign influence operations across the globe. The report named five different networks that OpenAI identified and shut down between 2023 and 2024. In the report, OpenAI reveals that established networks like Russia’s […]