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Democracy dies by disinformation – Amil Khan, online manipulation expert
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Disinformation = democracy’s kryptonite?
Have you seen a shocking video recently on your fyp, only to discover later find out that it was made with AI? Every day it seems that we are uncovering a new tool online that can be used to create false narratives. It’s a powder keg for bad actors, foreign interference and the destruction of our political systems.
We knew it was bad, but it’s going to get a lot worse.
Our latest guest on What’s Left is one of the world’s leading experts on online manipulation: Amil Khan, CEO of Valent. In this episode we delve into the chaotic world of disinformation to find out who is really profiting from fake news. And it isn’t just foreign adversaries, in some ways the picture is even more sinister…
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