This presentation will include briefings on three different research reports:

• Virtual Manipulation Brief. This is the COE:s long running research project that was first released as Robotrolling in 2017, and has since 2022 been published as Virtual Manipulation Brief with a broader scope. The most current issue from June focuses especially on how Russia is hijacking reality by increasingly using generative AI in its propaganda.
• AI in Precision Persuasion. The report unveils AI-related tactics and risks in social media.
• Chinese information influence. A forthcoming report on Chinese information influencing focusing on climate and environment narratives.

Presented by 

• Dr Yukai Zeng, Senior Expert, Technical and Scienticif Development Branch, NATO StratCom COE