Busted- Outing the Top Five Health Myths - TEDMED Great Challenges
Debunking top health myths with experts, exploring their origins, impact, and strategies for combating misinformation in the digital age. Discusses vaccines, nutrition, screening, and scientific communication.
Rumors, Trust and Vaccines - Heidi Larson - TED
Explore how rumors impact vaccine trust and learn about the Vaccine Confidence Project's efforts to combat misinformation through relationship-building and empathetic health systems.
Can the Fight Against Disinformation Really Scale?
Exploring challenges in scaling disinformation countermeasures, questioning assumptions about trust, and proposing human-centric approaches to combat misinformation effectively.
Around the World in 500 Days of Pandemic Misinformation
Explore global pandemic misinformation trends, their evolution, and impact on health decisions through a large-scale, longitudinal study across multiple countries.
Painting Tech Dystopia- How the West Tells Itself Fairytales About Asia - And Believes They Are Real
Debunking tech dystopia myths about Asia, exploring their origins, dangers, and impact on Western tech discourse while providing tools for critical media consumption.
The Role of Peer-Reviewed Journals in Times of COVID-19 - Joseph Caputo - AAAS Annual Meeting
Explore how peer-reviewed journals maintained scientific integrity during COVID-19, balancing speed with accuracy to combat misinformation and effectively communicate research to the global press.
Misinformation and the Ongoing Danger to Our Democracy
Congressman Adam Schiff discusses the threat of misinformation to democracy, focusing on conspiracy theories, foreign interference, and the role of tech companies in combating disinformation.
How Facebook Thinks the World Is Changing
Explore Facebook's vision for the creative economy, virtual reality, and free speech with insights from a top executive on global tech trends and societal impacts.
Cybersecurity and the Broad Geopolitical Risk of Digital Life
Exploring cybersecurity challenges, digital threats, and strategies to reclaim control over information and digital society in an interconnected world.
Tackling Disinformation
Explore strategies to combat disinformation through collaboration between the public, regulators, and social media companies, addressing online safety in times of crisis.
An Insight, An Idea with Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai discusses tech's role in pandemic recovery, AI advancements, misinformation challenges, and the future of quantum computing at Davos 2021.
Disinformation as a Service
Explore disinformation tactics, their impact, and automated propagation methods in this eye-opening talk on cybersecurity threats and their real-world consequences.
Espionage in the Modern Age of Information Warfare
Explore modern espionage techniques, from classical methods to digital tactics, and their impact on information warfare in today's interconnected world.
Weaponization of the Internet
Explore the manipulation of public opinion through social media, its impact on democracy, and potential solutions with experts from tech giants and national security.
Your Democracy Needs You - Taking On Digital Dictatorships
Explore digital warfare tactics, research methods to expose threats, and strategies to protect democracy and human rights in the digital age. Learn to defend against coordinated disinformation campaigns and digital intimidation.
Python for Enhanced OPSEC
Python-based tool for enhancing OPSEC by autonomously posting on social media, using NLP and ML to mimic user behavior. Ideal for those needing to abandon targeted accounts without alerting adversaries.
Security, Politics, Neutrality, and Protecting Users
Explore the intersection of security, politics, and tech neutrality, examining how these factors impact user protection and the evolving role of technology companies in society.
Disinformation at Scale - Using GPT-3 Maliciously for Information Operations
Explores the potential misuse of GPT-3 for large-scale disinformation campaigns, examining its capabilities to generate convincing fake news and the implications for society and information integrity.
Conclusions and Key Takeaways from Day 1
Insightful discussion on pressing InfoSec issues, including COVID-19 impact, security breaches, misinformation, and digital asset protection, featuring Black Hat Review Board members.
Future of Media and Misinformation
Experts discuss the future of media and misinformation, exploring AI's role in predicting behavior, online social systems, and the impact of changing information infrastructure on political action.
How to Make Pandemics Optional, Not Inevitable
Explore past pandemics, current vulnerabilities, and strategies to minimize outbreaks. Learn about the interconnection between climate change and infectious diseases, and discover ways to predict, prevent, and protect against future health crises.