📅On Thursday, December 14th, DRI’s Digital Democracy team held their retrospective webinar, This Year in Digital Democracy: The Disinformation Trends and Technologies of 2023! 💬The event kicked off with a presentation by Duncan Allen on the major shifts the Digital Democracy team has observed in the disinformation landscape, as well as an overview of the work we published this year investigating 2023’s emerging technologies and threats. 📢Next up was a discussion between Jan N. Beyer and Jacobo Castellanos over the impact generative AI has had on civil society. In it, Mr. Castellanos offered insight into how organisations like WITNESS are adapting to emerging technologies by employing AI tools in their journalistic and advocacy work. 🎙️Finally, DRI researcher Beatriz Saab moderated a discussion panel between Dr. Sebastian Hallensleben, Wafaa Heikal, and Jacobo Castellanos on the expected future trends and technologies of 2024. During the panel, the experts emphasised that artificial technologies are here to stay, and will not only increase in widespread use and sophistication, but also lead to a pollution of online spaces with an excess of synthetic content. The speakers stressed the need for civil society to remain vigilant towards generative AI, employing it responsibly while remaining aware of its risks. Interested in hearing more? Check out the recording 📹https://bit.ly/3TkXPcG 🤝 Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany #disinformation #AI #aitechnologies #civilsociety #Advocacywork #Democracy #Technology #DigitalContent
