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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa
@sanjanah.bsky.social
Working at the confluence of studying influence operations, disinformation, truth decay, information integrity & meaningful policies to address online harms. Research Director at thedisinfoproject.org. Special Advisor at ict4peace.org.
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Important for folks in New Zealand including senior Govt MPs to read this, considering continued appearances on far-right podcast platform that amplifies Martin Sellner, & his ilk. | Inside the world of Martin Sellner, millennial influencer of Europeā€™s far right wapo.st/4gIu9iO (Gift link)

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"But after the model launched, people familiar with the project said a subsequent analysis found the model exceeded OpenAIā€™s internal standards for persuasionā€”defined as ability to create content that can persuade people to change their beliefs & engage in potentially dangerous or illegal behavior."

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It's wild to me that we're even having this conversation. How do you react to studies funded by Big Oil r/t climate change? That's how you should treat studies funded by Meta. Maybe once upon a time, it seemed OK, but that's not the case today. www.umass.edu/news/a...

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ā€œIn a report published Friday, ISD researchers found that content glorifying, excusing or translating Hitlerā€™s speeches into English has racked up some 25 million views across X, TikTok and Instagram since Aug. 13.ā€ Neo-Nazis are using AI to rebrand Hitler for a new generation wapo.st/4eCxkH4

Neo-Nazis are using AI to rebrand Hitler for a new generation
Neo-Nazis are using AI to rebrand Hitler for a new generation

Videos of the Nazi leader speaking in English are reaching millions online. Experts fear theyā€™re fueling a surge of antisemitism.

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Kia ora Marilyn. It was so nice speaking with you today.

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Aotearoa, you *will* regret this. It breaks my heart. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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FWIW, if folks see this material, report it to DIA please. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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"And bring back ARs with high capacity mags... like my one... once had" is a verbatim quote from card-carrying Neo-Nazi, & accelerationist in New Zealand in a Telegram group chat that goes on to ruminate how people will be "hunted", "blindfolded", & "lined up against wall". Does MP McKee know/care?

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa
@sanjanah.bsky.social
Working at the confluence of studying influence operations, disinformation, truth decay, information integrity & meaningful policies to address online harms. Research Director at thedisinfoproject.org. Special Advisor at ict4peace.org.
1.4k followers232 following2k posts