The next generation of disinformation: AI swarms can threaten democracy by manufacturing fake public consensus

The next generation of disinformation: AI swarms can threaten democracy by manufacturing fake public consensus

An international research team involving Konstanz scientist David Garcia warns that the next generation of influence operations may not look like obvious "copy-paste bots," but like coordinated communities: fleets of AI-driven personas that can adapt in real time, infiltrate groups, and manufacture the appearance of public agreement at scale.