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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…
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…
Harmful Conspiracies in Temporal Interaction Networks: Understanding the Dynamics of Digital Wildfires through Phase Transitions
Kaspara Skovli Gåsvær, Pedro G. Lind, Johannes Langguth +3
Shortly after the first COVID-19 cases became apparent in December 2020, rumors spread on social media suggesting a connection between the virus and the 5G radiation emanating from…
Social media in the Global South: A Network Dataset of the Malian Twittersphere
Daniel Thilo Schroeder, Mirjam de Bruijn, Luca Bruls +7
With the expansion of mobile communications infrastructure, social media usage in the Global South is surging. Compared to the Global North, populations of the Global South have ha…