Leaked Documents Reveal Russian Plan to Build Alternative Information Ecosystem Targeting AI and Search
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Stephanie Baker, Priyanjana Bengani
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Leaked documents from Russia's Social Design Agency, reviewed by Bloomberg News, reveal a project called "Project 2026" aimed at building an alternative information ecosystem. The plan involves creating Wikipedia-style reference sites, media outlets, and fake think tanks to manipulate how people and AI chatbots understand political issues, going beyond simple social media disinformation.
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· 4 pulledRussian influence operators called it Project 2026.
The plan wasn't just to spread fabricated stories on social media platforms.
It outlined efforts to create an alternative information ecosystem.
Leaked documents from a private Russian agency reviewed by Bloomberg News reveal plans to build a sprawling network of Wikipedia-style reference sites, media outlets and phony think tanks to shape how people and AI chatbots understand political issues.
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