DE-CONSPIRATOR is a @HorizonEU funded research project that brings 13 European institutes to study Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)
Joined February 2024
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Our interactions with LLMs will increasingly shape our knowledge of the world. In the field of international relations, LLMs will provide their input based on their sometimes fabricated world view or biases. What can go wrong? I have tested them. Read my latest @Carnegie_Europe
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Large language models are transforming how humans access information and view the world.
Policymakers should promote #AI literacy & develop tools to understand the inherent biases of generative AI tools, writes @sinanulgen1.
Read his latest ⤵️
carnegieendowment.org/resear…
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Conventional wisdom says online misinfo is rampant, algorithms are at fault, & this makes us more polarized. In @Nature, @cerenbudak, @BrendanNyhan, @DavMicRot, @emilythorson, and @duncanjwatts debunk this myth, explaining what the research actually shows.
nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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If you don't have access to the paywalled version, here is a read-only link: rdcu.be/dJ8Lt
Please share widely!
New in @Nature: Misunderstanding the harms of online misinfo nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
Debunks unsupported claims about social media exposure/effects and shows low exposure concentrated in motivated fringe. We recommend holding platforms accountable for exposure in high-risk tails
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I was honored to be the keynote speaker at @DECONSPIRATOR workshop. During my talk, I focused on how #disinformation thrives on grabbing attention and pushing individuals towards extreme viewpoints. That's why empowering citizens is the most crucial defense.
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I have spent the weekend/Monday in Brussels at the "Foreign Information Manipulation-Interference research methods workshop" talking about our latest research on detecting pro-Kremlin disinformation. Really cool to see the latest research on this topic!
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Our researchers Rut Bermejo and Katrina Calderón (@hurakat) present the first findings from @RESONANT_EU at @DECONSPIRATOR FIMI (Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference) Research Methods Workshop @VUBrussel @urjc @FCJP_URJC @URJCHorizonEU
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💥 After months of preparation, we are delighted to finally kick off our @VUBrussel FIMI Research Methods Workshop. This 🧵 will share updates from our sessions.
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We're hiring 2 data scientists to work w/faculty and students in our new Social Science Data and Computing Lab. Master’s preferred, but BA/BS + strong evidence of relevant skills also encouraged to apply. Pay begins at $83K. Apply/share with your students!
searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/pos…
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"The decision to not regulate military AI has a human price. Even if they are systematically imprecise, these systems are often given undue trust in military contexts as they are wrongly seen as impartial." @MarietjeSchaake ft.com/content/da03f8e1-0ae4…
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🚨 Explore #Disinformation research with a volunteer internship at @VUB's AIMS Lab! 🎓 Open to Master's grads or above residing in Belgium. 🗣️ Language skills requied! Apply now: brispo.research.vub.be/en/vo…
@researchVUB @DECONSPIRATOR #FIMI
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We'd like to draw your attention to the #EU Disinfo Lab 2024 Annual Conference, hosted by @DECONSPIRATOR on Oct 09/10 in📍#Riga, #Latvia.
Highly topical issues regarding #disinformation will be discussed. ➡️ #learn sth new, #exchange & #network! 🔃👥
Registration is now open.👇
🔔 EU DisinfoLab 2024 Annual Conference
📅 9-10.10
📍 #Riga, #Latvia
👉🏻 lnkd.in/eqx54Ss
We are thrilled to announce that the registration for Disinfo2024 is now open!
✅ panel sessions
✅ interviews
✅ keynotes
✅ workshops
Rregistrations:
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Belgian and Czech intelligence services have exposed a Russian operation geared at swaying public opinion in favor of the Kremlin — including by paying sitting members of the European Parliament.
Brussels Playbook has more 👇
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Updated syllabi for my @dartmouth Political Misinformation and Conspiracy Theory course sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/fi… and my Experiments in Politics course sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/fi…
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DE-CONSPIRATOR Istanbul High-Level Experts Workshop on Foreign (Russia and China) Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in Europe @DECONSPIRATOR @IAIonline
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One big topic on the #Quad agenda is countering disinformation, which is also at the core of our new #HorizonEurope project @deconspirator, that will be looking at how to counter disinformation in Europe (follow us, if you don’t yet!)
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Today, we are excited to formally launch @DECONSPIRATOR - a new @HorizonEU project that aims to tackle Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) across Europe! cordis.europa.eu/project/id/…
