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New AI framework simulates large-scale influence campaigns

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Researchers have developed IO Factory, a new framework designed to simulate large-scale information and influence campaigns powered by AI. This system models the entire process, from planning and platform actions to exposure and adaptation, using up to 100,000 simulated agents. IO Factory aims to support reproducible research and red-team analysis by providing inspectable evidence of campaign execution and belief shifts within a controlled environment. AI

IMPACT Enables more robust research and red-teaming of AI-driven disinformation tactics at scale.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a new research paper detailing a novel framework for simulating AI-enabled influence campaigns. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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New AI framework simulates large-scale influence campaigns

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Lukasz Olejnik, Wenchao Dong, Jonas R. Kunst, Signe Riemer-S{\o}rensen, Tobias Herb, Meeyoung Cha, Daniel Thilo Schroeder ·

    IO Factory: Simulating AI-Enabled Influence Campaigns at Scale

    arXiv:2608.10920v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: 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 extends beyond persuasive text from individual langu…

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