CategoryReputation management

Experts at Chatham House discuss AI risks and regulation ahead of AI Safety Summit

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A 14-year-old has been accused by his school of cheating in an exam by using ChatGPT. This is just one of the everyday harms Artificial Intelligence (AI) is presenting, and we’re not even talking about killer robots yet. Next week the UK Government is making a bold play to join the regulatory and geopolitical discussions related to AI technologies. The AI Safety Summit at the historic Bletchley...

Global companies under daily assault from misinformation and disinformation

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For over the last year, I’ve been closely monitoring the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the world’s largest companies – specifically the FTSE 100. It’s led to some staggering results. 95% of FTSE 100 listed companies were mentioned in the past six months by online publications assessed to spread mis- and disinformation. Assessing the publications to understand which ‘should be...

How disinformation threatens the success of COP28

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The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) was dominated by disinformation that sought to undermine the conference’s goals and the businesses involved. With COP28 taking place in the United Arab Emirates from 30th November 2023, disinformation will inevitably climb once again. Last year, Kekst CNC Intelligence evidenced that 6% of the Twitter profiles mentioning COP27 were suspected bots...

Language traits of disinformation in the age of generative AI

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The rapid acceleration of generative AI has democratized access to technologies that will transform entire industries. When it comes to the spread of mis- and disinformation the harm could be significant. For several years, it’s had a tangible business impact that has been well-recorded with an estimation made that disinformation causes share price loses totalling $78bn per year. This year, the...