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AI wordsmith too dangerous to be released… has been released

November 11, 2019 0 Comments AI, algorithm, Artificial intelligence, disinformation, fake news, gpt-2, Machine Learning, openai, Spam, text-generation, transformer

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 11:50:47 +0000

The text-generating AI has only been released in neutered forms until now, for fear it would be used to mass-produce fake news and spam.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Gp2bPEYqYs8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Undercover reporter tells all after working for a Polish troll farm

November 4, 2019 0 Comments cat@net, disinformation, disinformation campaigns, epr, facebook, fake accounts, fake discussions, fake news, fundacja reporterow, Instagram, internet research agency, investigate europe, IRA, katarzyna pruszkiewicz, kulawa rebelia, macedonia, media monitoring, operation lame rebellion, poland, rebellion on crutches, russia, smear campaigns, Social networks, support campaigns, troll farm, trollery, trolls, twitter, undercover reporter, veles

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:58:41 +0000

Together with her troll colleagues, she managed 200 fake social profiles, promoted clients’ products, and trolled their competitors.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/C6Rb8RS3-Z8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Social media manipulation as a political tool is spreading

September 30, 2019 0 Comments computational propaganda, cyber troops, disinformation, fake news, global inventory of organised social media manipulation, hate speech, Law & order, political bots, politics, propaganda, public opinion, social media, Social networks, trolls, university of oxford

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 13:05:39 +0000

Researchers say ‘cyber troops’ in 70 countries are using it to automate suppression, mount smear campaigns, or spread disinformation.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-Wc88WInp-I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 investigation shows Russian disinformation campaigns have global reach

July 23, 2019 0 Comments bellingcat, buk, disinformation, fake news, IRA, JIT, malaysia airlines, mh17, russia, russian disinformation, russian propaganda, Social engineering, social media, twitter, ukraine

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 15:54:56 +0000

In June, investigators released a warrant to arrest Russian and Ukrainian nationals for shooting down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. However, Russian disinformation campaigns have spread about the true cause of the fight’s demise. How can we separate fact from fiction and protect against fake news?

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