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Disinformation is the 'threat of a generation,' but Canada is struggling to deal with it: National security adviser (theprovince.com)
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AI-powered misinformation and disinformation campaigns are a “threat of a generation” but the government’s ability to do anything about it is “quite limited,” says the prime minister’s national security adviser. Article content

Jody Thomas delivered a bleak picture about the growing fight against distorted or false information worldwide during a speech at a Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) event Friday.

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[–] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Teaching people early how to parse the truth and spot manipulative information would go a long way to lessening the problem, but it would also make it harder for politicians and corporations to manipulate people. So there's definitely negative motivation to doing anything that would make easy for people to spot spin on their own. (Edited typos)