{"id":16183,"date":"2024-10-12T08:39:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T06:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/12\/australias-spy-chief-warns-ai-will-accelerate-online-radicalisation\/"},"modified":"2024-10-12T08:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T06:39:16","slug":"australias-spy-chief-warns-ai-will-accelerate-online-radicalisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/12\/australias-spy-chief-warns-ai-will-accelerate-online-radicalisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s spy chief warns AI will accelerate online radicalisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asio boss Mike Burgess says social media impact is a \u2018step-change\u2019 in the threat posed by extremism<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The head of Australia\u2019s peak intelligence agency has warned that people like the Christchurch terrorist are being radicalised on social media, and artificial intelligence is likely to make it much worse.<\/p>\n<p>The director general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio), Mike Burgess, told a social media summit in Adelaide on Friday that social media is \u201cboth a goldmine and a cesspit\u201d that creates communities and divides them, and the internet was \u201cthe world\u2019s most potent incubator of extremism\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a 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summit in Adelaide on Friday that social media is \u201cboth a goldmine and a cesspit\u201d that creates communities and divides them, and the internet was \u201cthe world\u2019s most potent incubator of extremism\u201d.<br \/>\nSign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asio boss Mike Burgess says social media impact is a \u2018step-change\u2019 in the threat posed by extremism Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The head of Australia\u2019s peak intelligence agency has warned that people like the Christchurch terrorist are being radicalised on social media, and artificial intelligence is likely to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/12\/australias-spy-chief-warns-ai-will-accelerate-online-radicalisation\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Australia\u2019s spy chief warns AI 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