Oxford Study: AI-Empowered Social Media Can Mass-Manipulate Public Opinion
SandraWachter5 · x · 2026-07-07
A joint study by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) and Germany's Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) reveals that AI-empowered social media possesses the capability to manipulate public opinion at scale. Co-authored by Sandra Wachter and other researchers, the study highlights the potential systemic threat these AI tools pose to democratic discourse and public perception.
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