COP28: Sex, Lies, and AI in Dubai. A coordinated campaign to promote the upcoming UN climate summit, Cop28, and its designated president, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, may be underway. BBC journalist Marco Silva has reported that over 100 pro-United Arab Emirates (UAE) accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter, could be part of an AI-generated network...
If you see a sultry blonde environmental activist or a peace-loving NASA scientist on Twitter praising the United Arab Emirates for its climate change policy, look a little closer. A disinformation expert says a network of fake accounts are defending the United Nations’ decision to host this year’s COP28 climate talks in the oil-rich country, and to appoint UAE oil company CEO Sultan...