INTERPOL warns AI is supercharging scams as disinformation tops near-term global risks
ProfChesterman · x · 2026-11-12
Professor Chesterman ties together two authoritative signals: INTERPOL warned last month that AI is supercharging scams and impersonation, while the World Economic Forum again ranks misinformation and disinformation among the leading near-term global risks.
He asks what governments can do, noting both quality and quantity of disinformation are improving, with real-world impact visible in Brazil's elections and recent coordinated campaigns targeting Singapore.
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