A new study of Ohio’s 2022 elections concluded social media bots were able to influence what candidates were messaging about online, and the issue has likely only worsened with time, according to its ...
A new report is shedding light on a February 2026 malign influence campaign tied to the Russian-linked “Matryoshka” bot ...
Foreign influence campaigns, or information operations, have been widespread in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Influence campaigns are large-scale efforts to shift public opinion, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crowds of AI bots posing as humans can influence crowds of real people on social media. J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images ...
Foreign influence campaigns, or information operations, have been widespread in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Influence campaigns are large-scale efforts to shift public opinion, ...
The information environment in Finland during the coronavirus pandemic was exceptional and intense in many ways. The spread of disinformation and the number of actors involved reached unprecedented ...
The information environment in Finland during the coronavirus pandemic was exceptional and intense in many ways. The spread of disinformation and the number of actors involved reached unprecedented ...
UNSW AI Institute Chief Professor Toby Walsh says AI bots are actively trying to influence social media users by “manipulating the algorithm”.
The Ohio Statehouse with the Leveque Tower and Rhode Tower behind it, both lit up in red, white and blue lighting. A new study of Ohio’s 2022 elections concluded social media bots were able to ...
The fox8 bots created fake engagement with each other and with human accounts through realistic back-and-forth discussions and retweets. In this way, they tricked X’s recommendation algorithm into ...