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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Pragati Singh

World Economic Forum Warns of AI-Driven Misinformation Threatening Global Stability and Elections

Taking a longer-term view spanning a decade, the experts polled by the WEF have identified extreme weather events and climate change as the foremost pressing risks. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

The World Economic Forum (WEF) sounded a resounding alarm regarding the perilous impact of artificial intelligence-driven misinformation and disinformation on the impending crucial elections, highlighting its potential to significantly disrupt the global economy.

In a starkly pessimistic evaluation, the WEF, ahead of its annual congregation in Davos, expressed profound apprehension over the looming spectre of political turmoil fuelled by the dissemination of false information. This, the forum asserted, could pave the way for civil unrest, labour strikes and governmental crackdowns on dissent.

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