The Ohio Statehouse with the Leveque Tower and Rhode Tower behind it, both lit up in red, white and blue lighting. A new study of Ohio’s 2022 elections concluded social media bots were able to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crowds of AI bots posing as humans can influence crowds of real people on social media. J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images ...

DAYTON — Social media bots are flooding online feeds to influence public opinion on critical issues such as the Middle East crisis and upcoming elections. Research indicates that even a small number ...

In a game called "Capture the Narrative," students created bots to sway a fictional election, simulating influence in ...

OREM, Utah (KSL.com) — In the aftermath of last week’s fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox urged people to stay off ...

Advancements in artificial intelligence could help bad actors influence the discourse in the midterm elections, former former ...

A new study of Ohio’s 2022 elections concluded social media bots were able to influence what candidates were messaging about online, and the issue has likely only worsened with time, according to its ...

The fox8 bots created fake engagement with each other and with human accounts through realistic back-and-forth discussions and retweets. In this way, they tricked X’s recommendation algorithm into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social media bots are flooding online feeds to influence public opinion on critical issues such as the Middle East crisis and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Filippo Menczer, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) In mid-2023, around the time ...