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.
RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a study published in a journal, detailing research findings. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]
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