How did misinformation influence elections in 2024? And can AI help sustainability in space?
Description
We began this series with an introduction to misinformation. What is it? How does it spread on social media? And what impact could it have on elections in this election packed year?
As we begin to conclude this series, Smera and Jonah invite Sam Stockwell from the Turing’s Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS) to answer our burning questions, and yours - did misinformation affect this years elections? Also, on this episode Smera and Jonah take a short trip into orbit, find that it is getting a bit crowded and explore how AI could be the key to keeping our galactic mess under control.
Topics
00:00 Introduction to Too Long, Didn't Read
00:46 Exploring Misinformation in Elections
02:21 Interview with Sam Stockwell on AI and Misinformation
04:54 Tools and Trends in Misinformation
09:56 Public Trust and Misinformation
25:19 The Role of Social Media Algorithms
32:57 Space Exploration Highlights
41:44 Farewell and Future Topics
Episode sources
AI Misinformation
CETaS paper AI-enabled influence operations
Article on Taiwan’s LINE social media app which has the AI chatbot for source verification
FullFact and Logically Fact websites
Sam’s article on what voters can do to protect themselves against AI disinformation
A super year for elections - UNDP
AI Space Sustainability
Uni of Strathclyde partnership
United States
