AI 'Swarms' Could Escalate Online Misinformation and Manipulation, Researchers Warn

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Scientists describe a new threat to democracy. So-called AI swarms could infiltrate social networks by perfect imitation of people and spread propaganda. They learn through millions of tests which narratives work best.

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Swarms of bots impersonating humans threaten to manipulate public discourse and create the illusion of social consensus.

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A new academic article warns that influence campaigns powered by AI's autonomous agents could soon become much more difficult to detect and stop. Instead of obvious bot networks, future operations could rely on systems that behave like real users and adapt their actions over time. Researchers claim that this change poses serious risks to public debate and platform governance. L'article D.A. swarms could escape online manipulation detection syste…

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In the digital age, the way information is generated and disseminated has changed at a rapid pace. New developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) raise fundamental questions about how well-founded public opinion and democratic discourses can still be protected.

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Coordinated disinformation: Artificial intelligence is already helping to manipulate opinions and spread false information. However, it could get even worse – through coordinated AI swarms. Such learning-able, autonomous networks of AI agents could lift the disinformation to a completely new level, AI researchers warn. Because these bots can flood the Internet so that their voice is perceived as a majority opinion and consensus – with serious co…