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Bill Marcellino is a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation, and Nathan BeauchampMustafaga, policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. They are the principal researchers behind the new report “The Rise of Generative AI and the Coming Era of Social Media Manipulation 3.0”.
*Sections* ↓
Background on the report: target audience, data sources, research methodology 00:00:46
Standard attack pipeline or workflow, and a taxonomy of common threats 00:04:23
Astroturfing and the CCP 00:07:08
Gathering signals from within China 00:09:25
Recent astroturfing examples 00:11:25
Understanding China's Strategic Motivations in Digital Interference 00:13:32
Generative AI: some current limitations 00:19:35
Social Media's Role in Echo Chambers and Behavioral Impact 00:22:28
Taiwan Elections and Generative AI: Implications for Global Democracies 00:29:53
Modular AI Infrastructure: Rapid Evolution and Implications 00:34:12
Recommendations: Technical, Policy, Diplomatic 00:37:18
An update on Biden administration's export controls 00:41:53