Disinformation at the heart of conflicts

Wars are being fought on the battlefield, in the economic arena, but also in the field of information. Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, the proliferation of coups d'état in the Sahel and Africa, and attempted interference by foreign powers: manipulating the facts has become common practice for a number of geopolitical players.

While no-one is immune to disinformation, particularly on social networks which act as a sounding board, advances in artificial intelligence are only increasing the risks. Understanding the driving forces behind this new war can help us to better anticipate the risks.

With :

• Christine Dugoin-Clément, researcher at the IAE Paris-Sorbonne Risk Chair and at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Artificial Intelligence Observatory
• China Labbé, journalist, editor-in-chief & vice-president in charge of partnerships, Europe and Canada, NewsGuard 
• Christophe LemoineDeputy Director of Communication, Press and Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
• Julien Nocetti, Associate researcher at the Russia/Eurasia Centre and the Geopolitics of Technology Programme at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI)