DisinfoDocket 7 October
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Don't miss -
* The EU’s Tech Regulation Paradox is Getting Harder to Ignore
* Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs
* A Redacted World: Word Wipe Tool Shows Effects of Government Censorship
* The EU’s Tech Regulation Paradox is Getting Harder to Ignore
* Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs
* A Redacted World: Word Wipe Tool Shows Effects of Government Censorship
Highlights
- The Law Can’t Keep Up With Flock’s AI Surveillance (Lawfare, 6 October)
- Fear of China’s AI Is the New Missile Gap (Just Security, 6 October)
- With hybrid attacks and nuclear bluster, Putin aims to end Europe’s support for Ukraine (The Washington Post, 6 October)
- Anthropic: Is Russia using AI for disinformation in Africa? (DW, 4 October)
1. Academia & Research
- Comparing language models and machine learning classifiers for detecting humorous vaccine misinformation on social media (Nature, 6 October)
- A new study finds that to counter misinformation online, we need to copy its style (The Conversation, 4 October)
2. Platforms & Technology
- Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants feature (BBC, 6 October)
- The UN's AI Panel Sees Misalignment. We See Corporate (Mis)Behavior. (Tech Policy Press, 6 October)