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Aviv Ovadya @metaviv
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We are careening toward a future where the ability to distort reality shakes the foundations of democracy. Thanks @cwarzel for giving me the opportunity to highlight the challenges ahead of us.
buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/…
Like everyone else reading this, I also wish it was less terrifying! Long live our 🙃 future.
We will need concerted effort across industry, government, and civil society to even begin to address these challenges. Starting 5 years ago...
But all is not lost. People are starting to take this seriously. I'm writing about mitigations, first via Twitter (and my email list: list.aviv.me); followed by whitepapers and articles. Always open to sharing drafts, feedback, and collaborations.
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