We have a short summary of our argument about #ChatGPT/generative AI and its potential uses in political propaganda here:

https://theconversation.com/chatbots-can-be-used-to-create-manipulative-content-understanding-how-this-works-can-help-address-it-207187

Basically, we argue things won't be structurally or procedurally different than past #SocialEngineering -- but they will be much more intense.

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Chatbots can be used to create manipulative content — understanding how this works can help address it

Artificial intelligence could be used to generate content intended to manipulate people. Addressing this problem means understanding how communication works to influence people.

^{The Conversation}

NYTimes reporting about an #Israel influence operation, using fake X accounts with #ChatGPT-powered talking points, to influence US legislators, public opinion:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/technology/israel-campaign-gaza-social-media.html

[sorry, it's paywalled]

@seanlawson and I are publishing articles about this exact sort of masspersonal #socialEngineering right now. It's only going to get worse.

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