Docket+ 6 July
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Below the paywall today -
* Russia’s information war against Ukraine’s European future is a threat to Europe itself
* How Defending Free Speech Can Unite Unlikely Allies
* Less Apocalyptic Rhetoric Can Help Mitigate Anti-Tech Violence
* Russia’s information war against Ukraine’s European future is a threat to Europe itself
* How Defending Free Speech Can Unite Unlikely Allies
* Less Apocalyptic Rhetoric Can Help Mitigate Anti-Tech Violence
Highlights
- Cognitive Resilience and the Expanding Risk Perimeter: Why and How to Detect Threats Upstream (EU Cyber Direct, 29 June)
- Rethinking Treasury's Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Office (Lawfare, 30 June)
- World Cup Scams Flying Under the Radar (Graphika, 30 June)
- Tensions between the US and Europe loom large over NATO summit (Chatham House, 6 July)
- The Declaration of Independence offers a forgotten argument for facts (Poynter, 2 July)
1. Academia & Research
1.1 Platforms & Technology
- An Optimist’s Account of Artificial Intelligence (Lawfare, 2 July)
- Theory of Mind and Persuasion Beyond Conversation: Assessing the Capacity of LLMs to Induce Belief States via Planning and Action (arXiv, 30 June)
- Two coordinated networks, one domestic, one foreign, target the same Philippine Facebook pages (DFR Lab, 30 June)
Images & Visualisations
- Data Comics for Education: Evaluating Effectiveness, Benefits, and the Ethics of AI-Assisted Creation (arXiv, 2 July)
- Iran nuclear and military damage revealed after restricted satellite images released (BBC Verify, 3 July)