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Developing global leadership in the information space @UTAustin - @SlavXRadio @UT_GDIL #TexasAI

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Amy Leff, Assistant Professor of the LBJ School: Facebook has invested at least $13 billion in online safety. There are brilliant, passionate, committed people in these tech companies, and they are trying to find solutions for these problems. But it is not enough. #Connexions24

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@LeeCMcIntyre, Senior Advisor for Trust in Science at The Aspen Institute, addressed strategic denialism: “There isn’t a lack of facts, there’s a lack of trust. People are selective deniers because it is in someone's interest for them to be deniers.” #Connexions24

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Our third panel of day at #Connexions24 with Amy Leff, Justin Dyer, @LeeCMcIntyre, and Sherri Greenberg (@srgreenberg), is tackling how misinformation, disinformation and denialism are to blame for dwindling levels of public trust in governing institutions.

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Jeff Trimble, Former Acting President RFE/RL, posed the provocation: “Can we stick with the idea that the truth over the long haul will win in the information space, or are we in territory that’s too complicated for that?” #Connexions24

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Adam Sikes (@Adam_R_Sikes), Former Intelligence Officer: “Covert action has to be an integral part of foreign policy. With economic interdependency and global information flow, there must be a “whole of government approach” - Nothing can be done in isolation. #Connexions24

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Matt Armstrong (@mountainrunner), Former US Board of Broadcasting Governors: “There is a lack of leadership to integrate information capabilities into policy. We are amateurs fighting against professionals. As long as we stay amateurs, we will lose.” #Connexions24

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Jeff Trimble, Deputy Director of USAGM: “I want to level set on this idea of the U.S. commitment to information warfare. The percentage of total federal discretionary spending spent on public diplomacy is less than 1/6 of 1% of the international affairs budget.” #connexions24

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#connexions24 Next panel has commenced! Matt Armstrong (@mountainrunner), Adam Sikes @Adam_R_Sikes, and Jeff Trimble are guiding the audience through the information warfare tactics used by foreign adversaries against American audiences — and what Washington is doing in response.

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Jess Dawson, researcher at the Army Cyber Institute, gave us the truth that algorithms allow extreme voices to find each other and are the overreaching threat. With little access to understand how algorithms use our data, we can’t thwart this challenge.” . #Connexions24 #TexasAI

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Roman Osadchuk (@r_osadchuk) from @DFRLab: “The west were ourselves in a ‘marketplace of ideas’. Putin sees this as a battlefield.” #connexions24

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The first panel at #connexions24 is underway. Four experts Nina Jankowicz, @tiffkhsu, Jess Dawson, and @r_osadchuk are taking our audience through a journey on the frontlines of war on disinformation.

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Amidst the ongoing conflict & escalating tensions in Russia, there could not be a more crucial moment to convene & confront the pressing issues of disinformation, polarization, & extremism. Join us In welcoming the award-winning Russian journalist, Mikhail Zygar, to #Connexions!

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Join the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs, Liz Allen, as she engages with leaders in Austin and at The University of Texas at Austin on how we can chart a path towards a stronger and safer information environment. #TexasAI #Connexion24

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🚨📲Another reason to register for Connexions 2024: merch drop‼️Swipe for a first look at some of the merch that will be at the conference. Deadline to register is coming up! Link in bio to sign up now 📳📣 #TexasAI #Connexions24

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Cyndi Coon, an experimental researcher specializing in threatcasting, shares her insight on what she's anticipating at this years #Connexions Conference! Dive in and be sure to secure your spot for the upcoming threatcasting workshops. 💡⏩ https://t.co/c4w5wBorVJ

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A few weeks away & we can hardly contain our excitement for the enriching workshops lined up! Depending on your interests, essential workshops await you! Register here: https://t.co/J12MzLDvfK (Threatcasting 3-day series) and https://t.co/xWtYbvxrbH (for all others)🔒 #TexasAI

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Connexions countdown: We are officially one month away from Connexions24!! Registration and schedule in our bio—join our conversation in shaping our global information landscape next month!

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We are officially one month out from #Connexions24 and early bird registration ends this week! Register today! #TexasAI https://t.co/USCsAiMsWc

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We’ve begun! There’s still time to join us for “NATO and the Future of American Security” at Etter Harbin Alumni Center with @NATO_ACT, @AtlanticCouncil, @ClementsCenter, and @UTEuroStudies

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National Security Advisers from all NATO Allies and invitee Sweden met to discuss preparations for the upcoming #NATOSummit in Washington, including continued support to Ukraine, strengthening NATO’s deterrence and defence, and the growing challenges posed by China