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September 2020
The Supply of Disinformation Will Soon Be Infinite Editor’s Note:  A ‘much mentioned’ but rarely discussed aspect of online discourse that’s happening before our eyes:  The use of fake personas and AI algorithms to produce content with the intent merely to sow discord.  Today it’s the Russians and Chinese and tomorrow…..almost anyone…?  These tools don’t...
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Editor’s Note: Over the last several years, convergence has become a commonly used term to capture the combination of various new technologies and their potential to transform missions and applications in ways that were previously unknown. Nearly all the military Services are looking at how artificial intelligence, machine learning, new methods of determination location, and...
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Editor’s Note: The PSYWAR podcast is made by active duty Psychological Operations Soldiers from the US Army’s 8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) for the benefit of other members of the special operations community, and Soldiers/civilians interested in joining the PSYOP Regiment. Each week, the podcast discusses a new topic on Information Warfare along with some...
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Editor’s Note:  I think the title says it all; a pity so many are willing to do so little and instead fall for that most common of human foibles:  confirmation bias.  Also great to see sites like Bellingcat being highlighted – we need more of them. How Americans Get Tricked Into Participating in Disinformation Campaigns...
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Editor’s Note:  Weaponization of information by Russia to achieve aims that would normally require more violent means is not a new story, and if it is not “warfare” to us, it is most certainly an extension of political aims with the specific objective of undermining our way of life and the influence of democracies throughout...
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