We conducted the first fully autonomous information operation under controlled conditions. It ran inside a simulated social platform. Inside IO Factory, an AI campaign manager and AI information operators carried the operation end to end. They examined the environment, developed narratives, established their platform presence, published and amplified material, observed Read More
The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran on 28 February 2026 is a live case study in modern information warfare. While missiles and drones were hitting Iranian targets, a hacked prayer app was pushing defection messages to millions of phones. Push notifications on a smartphone are a more effective delivery Read More
In my book I gently touch upon a problem often framed as a technical story about algorithms and content feeds. The “information bubble” or "echo chamber" model suggests that most people are locked into agreeable content, which locks them from changing opinions and induces group animosity. Yet the Read More
Artificial intelligence (AI) will soon exert unprecedented influence over human beliefs. Not by understanding human psychology or personalising to individuals, but by generating massive volumes of factual-sounding claims. Perfect accuracy is not needed. The appearance of substantive information suffices. LLMs are the perfect tools for political persuasion. A brief Read More
We live in the information age. We are subjected to stimuli or informational influences in various forms. It can be text, sound, images, videos. Posts in social media, articles, news. Made by a wide variety of creators, authors, institutions, organisations, manufacturers, services operating openly or covertly. Developments in technology are Read More