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Authoritarian governments are harnessing artificial intelligence to undermine democracies.
That's according to Bret Schafer, head of the Alliance for Securing Democracy’s information manipulation team. Schafer studies how state and non-state actors use AI to create and spread propaganda, and how those efforts affect public opinion.
He's in Rochester as a guest of the World Affairs Council, but first, he joins us on "Connections" to discuss how to recognize AI-generated disinformation and what can be done to stop it.
In studio:
- Bret Schafer, senior fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy