How AI-powered cognitive manipulation is fueling the disinformation crisis
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Summary
The article examines how cognitive manipulation techniques combined with AI technologies (social media, online chat, synthetic media) are being weaponized to spread disinformation. It highlights how opportunistic actors exploit these tools to trigger emotional responses like fear and anger, aiming to influence government policy, business decisions, and public opinion. The piece warns that this convergence of AI and psychological manipulation poses a serious threat to democratic stability and shared understanding of facts.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledTo solve big problems and navigate a chaotic world, we first need a clear, shared understanding of the facts.
Technologies such as social media, online chat and artificial intelligence (AI) are allowing opportunistic actors to target people with intentionally manipulative and confusing narratives, often designed to rouse strong emotional responses, like fear, anxiety and anger.
Those spreading disinformation seek financial, political, physical and social-psychological benefits from cognitive manipulation; they shape government and business policy.
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