The Rise of the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine
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Claims that a coordinated electioneering platform combines a automated propaganda network of SEO-gamed sites with cookies to track targets, plus Facebook dark ads targeted by zip code that run 30–50k ads per day (one day 175k variants), and both automated and manually run bot armies reused across campaigns. Actors include Cambridge Analytica, Robert Mercer, Breitbart and Russia’s Internet Research Agency; the system mobilizes protesters, amplifies division, and reaches on the order of 150 million Americans.
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- 0:00The Rise of the Weaponized Al Propaganda Machine
- 10:27Step 2. Tum Voters into Disinformation Agents
- 21:27Science Festival
- 29:01$500 Billion
- 37:39We're building a comprehensive strategic response to protect democracy in the age of computational propaganda
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