5 papers
IO Factory: Simulating AI-Enabled Influence Campaigns at Scale
Lukasz Olejnik, Wenchao Dong, Jonas R. Kunst +4
We introduce IO Factory, an AI-driven framework for simulating information and influence campaigns as fully integrated, traceable processes. The threat of digital manipulation now…
The persuasive power of large language models does not depend on their perceived national origin
Ningzhi Liu, Yannic Hinrichs, Jonas R. Kunst
Conversational AI developed by geopolitical rivals reaches citizens worldwide, raising concerns that it could sway public opinion or be rejected as foreign propaganda, with consequ…
Can AI Debias the News? LLM Interventions Improve Cross-Partisan Receptivity but LLMs Overestimate Their Own Effectiveness
Faisal Feroz, Jonas R. Kunst
Partisan news media erode cross-partisan trust, but large language models (LLMs) offer the potential of debiasing such content at scale. Across two pre-registered experiments, we t…
Puppets or partners? Governing cyborg propaganda in the digital public square
Jonas R. Kunst, Kinga Bierwiaczonek, Meeyoung Cha +12
The distinction between genuine grassroots activism and automated influence operations is collapsing. While contemporary policy debates prioritize fully autonomous generative agent…
How malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy: The fusion of agentic AI and LLMs marks a new frontier in information warfare
Daniel Thilo Schroeder, Meeyoung Cha, Andrea Baronchelli +19
Advances in AI offer the prospect of manipulating beliefs and behaviors on a population-wide level. Large language models and autonomous agents now let influence campaigns reach un…