Thought leadership on ethical AI, peacebuilding technology, and democratic innovation
Deepfakes Synthetic Media
The rapid proliferation of AI-generated content has transformed the digital landscape, creating an unprecedented surge in the volume and diversity of info...
Deepfakes Synthetic Media
Deepfakes refer to synthetic media, created using artificial intelligence, to manipulate or generate content that mimics real individuals, often with the intent to deceive or mislead. The term encompa...
Platform Governance
Platforms serve as the primary conduits for the creation, distribution, and consumption of synthetic media – which includes deepfakes, AI-generated videos, and manipulated audio content. As these tech...
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How false information spreads and why it works on us - and the critical thinking, prebunking and resilience strategies that help individuals, organisations and democracies push back.
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How platforms shape public discourse through algorithms and moderation, and how liability rules and regulation like the Digital Services Act are trying to hold them to account.
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AI regulation and digital policy across the UK, EU and beyond - what the emerging frameworks demand of organisations, and the rights they exist to protect.
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Technology in humanitarian contexts: protecting vulnerable people, supporting crisis response, and confronting the harms AI can inflict on refugees and marginalised communities.
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Defending democratic processes from influence operations, voter suppression narratives and synthetic media in an AI-shaped information environment.
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Practical AI governance: oversight frameworks, audit trails, drift monitoring and risk management that keep deployed AI systems accountable from design through to live operation.
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Deepfakes and generative AI content - what synthetic media means for consent, trust, law and culture, and the struggle to preserve authenticity online.
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Intelligent systems in war and peacebuilding: early warning, machine-mediated reconciliation, autonomous weapons, and AI's role in societies rebuilding after conflict.
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