@kravietz

May I add some hashtags in order to solicit views of psychologists and others who deal with human (or animal) cognitive modelling of reality? I would be fascinated to read about the degree to which we're all vulnerable to bias, the highest-yield methods of protecting oneself from bias (especially in social media), and of helping reflect back to others their own views in a way that lets them critique them. I think the last point is especially hard, especially if the other person has no desire for critical thinking (and as humans, we are terrible at critical thinking!).

If there are any textbooks on the subject, ideally written by scientists &/or aimed at scientists, I'd be keen as mustard to know about them!

If anyone has opinions on the work of Han, Lee, Wang, & Baldwin (librai fact checking automation - https://github.com/Libr-AI/OpenFactVerification ) I'd be all ears too.

Please feel free to boost this if you think answers might interest you.

#counselling #psychology #groupthink #philosophy #advertising #ads #PR #CambridgeAnalytica #Stoics #Stoic #statistics #maths #math #mathematics #disinformation #propaganda #bias #socialMedia #fakeNews #media #reporting #influence #influenceOps #softPower #NATO #DIANA #thought #reality #Plato #manipulation #delusion #politics #law #economics #journalism #military #war

#SocialMedia #Telegram #Israel #IDF #InfluenceOps #Propaganda #Palestine #Gaza: "During the original investigation, sources told Haaretz that members of the unit, which is in charge of psychological warfare targeting the enemy and foreign audiences, created 72 Virgins – Uncensored on October 9, two days after the war began, without official approval and without being authorized to do so. Furthermore, the channel was directed at an Israeli audience.

After processing its findings, IDF officials contacted Haaretz to present their conclusions. In a written response, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said that after a thorough investigation, "it was found that the Telegram page was operated by the IDF without authorization and without authority. The incident has been dealt with."

The channel's administrators posted graphic content, such as images of the dead bodies of Hamas terrorists, captioned "Shatter the terrorists' fantasy," on a daily basis. On several occasions, they posted exclusive material from investigations or information that was only available to the defense establishment at the time, boasting that it was "exclusive from Gaza." They uploaded thousands of videos and still images of the killing of terrorists and destruction in the Strip, and encouraged the channel's followers to share the content so that "everyone can see we're screwing them."

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-02-04/ty-article/.premium/israeli-army-its-admits-staff-was-behind-graphic-gaza-telegram-channel/0000018d-70b4-dd6e-a98d-f4b6a9c00000

«A wave of elections coincides with state influence operations, a surge of extremism, A.I. advances and a pullback in social media protections.»
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/business/media/election-disinformation-2024.html

#disinfo #influenceOps #AI #genAI #socialMedia #elecrions

〝Messages tended to be repetitive, and this repetition led to the identification and removal of these networks. Newer AI tools make it easier to create more content, so it isn’t necessary to rely on one set of messages crafted by humans.
[…]
AI also can be used to more efficiently translate information, Thibaut said. This can aid people outside the U.S. who are conducting influence campaigns within the U.S.〞
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2023/how-generative-ai-could-help-foreign-adversaries-influence-us-elections/

#disinformation #AI #genAI #influenceOps #tech #media

By @AlKapDC: «The ad was paid for in Norwegian currency, and was seemingly taken down. It is now listed in Meta’s Ad Library with a note that the ad ran “without a required disclaimer,”»
https://www.mediamatters.org/facebook/meta-has-profited-multiple-ads-pushing-pallywood-conspiracy-theory-palestinian-crisis

#disinformation #Facebook #Meta #ads #IsraelGazaWar #Pallywood #influenceOps

The Kill Chain is modular, all the links are not always there and it can be adapted. It works for human to human operations, not machine. The idea behind the Kill Chain is to break the silos and speak the same language when it comes to #InfluenceOps #Disinfo2023

At #Disinfo2023 T. Williams analyses generative #AI through Graphika ABC framework
Actors: generative AI empower less advanced actors with new capabilities
Behavior: becoming quicker, easier, cheaper to conduct #Influenceops
(AI generated) Content:
imperfect but "good enough"

@EugeneMcParland Should be mandatory for all those politicians in free *democracies* who are trying to make a wedge issue out of #AidForUkraine. I need to believe that their electorates will see them for what they are - not democrats but facilitators of an imperialistic *totalitarian* state. #HybridWarfare #InfluenceOps #Disinformation #Lobbying #GreyZone #RussianWarCrimes #RuZZianFascists #StandWithUkraine #ArmUkraineNow #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇮🇪🌻

RT @DDDchat: 聚會訊息 11/09 在台北。

主題1：https://t.co/92ZaDIR1VZ 進度更新、台美合作面向訊息更新

主題3：資訊戰之小護士個人急救實務和工具交流

自由報名 https://t.co/uiP7Afby8K #InfluenceOps #Taiwan #misinformation