New Warnings of Foreign Disinformation Attacks
July 31, 2024
US intelligence officials are warning that foreign adversaries are gearing up to deploy artificial intelligence and other communication technologies to spread disinformation aimed at swaying the upcoming presidential election. In Issues, Braden R. Allenby examines how use of such “weaponized narratives” has evolved—and what makes the United States especially vulnerable. To help guide a national response, he outlines some operational steps to ward off immediate threats and, most critically, calls for deeper and longer-term actions to reinforce public belief in the nation’s fundamental cultural practices and government institutions.