Astroturfing Information Megathread- revision 8Must Read (self.shills)
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Researchers demonstrate deep learning artificial intelligence capable of creating fake Yelp reviews that fooled Yelp's filtering software. Human test subjects asked to evaluate authentic and automated reviews were unable to distinguish between the two. (scientificamerican.com)
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This was exposed before Trump announced he was running for President. "The Agency- From a nondescript office building in St. Petersburg, Russia, an army of well-paid “trolls” has tried to wreak havoc all around the Internet — and in real-life American communities." (nytimes.com)
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Interesting Wikileaks email from Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation, Office of the Sec of State. He discusses "amplifying messages" on Twitter using a person named 'Marcelo Tas.' "More importantly, they don't think of it as something the U.S. Government is pushing out, but rather Marcelo Tas." (self.shills)
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At first glance, the Clintonian grass roots seemed to have organically sprouted in anger. But closer inspection yielded traces of Miracle-Gro that led to the 6th floor of a building in Manhattan. "They will put that pressure right on the media outlets in a very intense way," said Daou, of Shareblue. (seattletimes.com)
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