Foreign powers are using AI to manufacture political reality and most citizens don’t notice. Combining deepfakes, large language models, and bot armies, modern influence operations create convincing, personalized propaganda that exploits human psychology. Drawing on cross-disciplinary research—political science, behavioral psychology, and computer security—this episode maps how vulnerabilities like confirmation bias, social pressure, and overconfidence let manipulated content spread, why current platform and policy defenses fail, and which groups are actually most at risk. We close with actionable strategies for individuals, platforms, and policymakers to restore information integrity.

What We'll Discuss:
- 🧠 How AI crafts tailored political lies
- 🎭 Deepfakes, LLMs, and bot networks
- 🔍 Who’s most vulnerable and why
- 🛡️ Why current defenses fail
- ⚖️ Policy and platform accountability
- ✅ Everyday verification habits to adopt

📃 Access the full research here：
Democracy Under Algorithmic Attack

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