DisinfoDocket 27 April
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* OpenAI boss 'deeply sorry' for not telling police of mass shooting suspect's account
* Four scenarios for geopolitics after the Iran war
* Deadly deepfakes: A survival guide for the age of algorithmic war...
* OpenAI boss 'deeply sorry' for not telling police of mass shooting suspect's account
* Four scenarios for geopolitics after the Iran war
* Deadly deepfakes: A survival guide for the age of algorithmic war...
Highlights
- In the AI propaganda war, Iran is winning (The Economist, 17 April)
- 40 years after Chernobyl, Stasi files reveal scale of Soviet misinformation (The Independent, 27 April)
- Misinformation and disinformation in times of unrest: Why credible sources matter more than ever (Gulf news, 27 April)
- The price of a ‘middle-income’ economy? Fact-checking Kenyan president on fuel price pain (Africa Check, 23 April)
1. Academia & Research
- Inside the evidence revolution — how decision-making became data driven (Nature, 24 April)
- When Cow Urine Cures Constipation on YouTube: Limits of LLMs in Detecting Culture-specific Health Misinformation (arXiv, 23 April)
2. Platforms & Technology
- Blame the Pentagon, Not AI, for Preventable Targeting Mistakes (Lawfare, 23 April)
- How the EU and UK Can Learn From Anthropic's Mythos (Tech Policy Press, 24 April)