AI avatars

Impersonation

+4

Briefing: AI chatbots gone wild and tips for investigating X and VSCO

Aug 15, 2025

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9 min read

Briefing: AI chatbots gone wild and tips for investigating X and VSCO

Plus: a US academic explains why he's done with researching misinformation

Craig Silverman, +1

AI slop

+3

Dozens of TikTok accounts use AI avatars of real journalists to spread fake news

Aug 13, 2025

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2 min read

Dozens of TikTok accounts use AI avatars of real journalists to spread fake news

The platform’s Spanish-language misinformation problem led me to a Brazilian marketplace for monetized TikTok accounts

Alexios Mantzarlis