media
Selected media coverage of my research.
How Russia, China & others use AI to enhance foreign influence campaigns
CNN Explains examines how state actors use AI to scale foreign influence operations and features our research on coordinated AI-agent campaigns.
AI bots can autonomously run massive propaganda campaigns as toxic teams
Researchers demonstrate how AI agents can organize into specialized teams and autonomously run coordinated influence campaigns, underscoring new AI-safety risks.
In simulation, AI agents coordinated propaganda campaign with no further human input
A USC simulation shows that after receiving a goal, AI agents can coordinate and operate an information campaign without further human direction.
USC Study Finds AI Agents Can Autonomously Coordinate Propaganda Campaigns Without Human Direction
USC researchers find that teams of AI agents can autonomously plan and execute coordinated influence campaigns, with implications for elections and public health.
Why Your Friends May Be More Susceptible to Influence Than You Are
USC ISI researchers investigate why people differ in their susceptibility to online influence in award-winning work recognized at ICWSM 2025.
Russia-Ukraine War: Social Media Platforms Uplift the Vulnerable
USC ISI researchers find that despite misinformation, social networks can help amplify people in distress during the Russia-Ukraine war.