Disinfo Docket 13 October
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Below the paywall today -
* China warns propaganda staff and classified units to stop media leaks of state secrets
* Disinformation surges amid Gaza ceasefire
* Viktor Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ Is Starting to Show Cracks...
* China warns propaganda staff and classified units to stop media leaks of state secrets
* Disinformation surges amid Gaza ceasefire
* Viktor Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ Is Starting to Show Cracks...
Highlights
- The Pentagon revised its media restrictions. They’re just as bad for press freedom, experts say. (Poynter, 13 October)
- Should the AI Race Be About Bigger Models, or the Search for Meaning? (Tech Policy Press, 13 October)
- Why Monitoring Social and Online Media Matters (EEAS, 13 October)
- From Denial To Display: North Korea Glorifies Fight Against Ukraine (Radio Free Europe, 12 October)
1. Academia & Research
- Using generative AI to increase sceptics’ engagement with climate science (Nature, 13 October)
2. Platforms & Technology
- The AI dilemma: To compete with China, the U.S. needs Chinese talent (Rest of World, 13 October)
- Google may be forced to make changes to search engine in UK (BBC, 10 October)
3. Russia & Ukraine
- Russian hackers turn to AI as old tactics fail, Ukrainian CERT says (The Record, 8 October)
- Ahead of elections, the Kremlin has a plan to distract Russians from war and tax hikes: fire a few governors (Meduza, 13 October)