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GenAI fuels propaganda in six nations, study finds

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A study examined the use of generative AI for propaganda across six countries: Bolivia, Hungary, India, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Turkey. Researchers conducted 93 interviews, finding that GenAI adoption for propaganda was influenced by existing local infrastructure and conditions. The study concluded that GenAI is increasingly being used to spread digital authoritarian tactics, consolidating elite power and undermining democratic norms. AI

IMPACT GenAI's role in propaganda highlights risks to democratic norms and suggests a need for policy responses to digital authoritarianism.

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    GenAI use for propaganda in Bolivia, Hungary, India, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Turkey was studied using 93 interviews. Use depended on local conditions, such as exi

    GenAI use for propaganda in Bolivia, Hungary, India, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Turkey was studied using 93 interviews. Use depended on local conditions, such as existing propaganda machinery. Greater use of GenAI was seen as inevitable by all interviewees. "We argue that GenAI propag…

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