AI and political propaganda: a public round table about tools, networks and influence

How is artificial intelligence transforming the forms and uses of political propaganda? How does such content circulate across networks and platforms? And what effects does it have on public debate? 

These are some of the key questions and challenges that will be discussed (in English) at a roundtable event co-organized by the French Embassy, the Institut français de Bulgarie and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. The event will take place on April 21 at 6:00 p.m. in the Slaveykov Hall in Sofia.

The discussion will bring together political communication consultant Dr Johannes Hillje, data scientist Nikola Tulechki and investigative journalist Maya Dimitrova, under the moderation of Mimi Shishkova-Petrova.

To open the evening and broaden its perspectives, Maya Dimitrova’s new documentary will explore the growing place of artificial intelligence in certain contemporary forms of political communication and influence in her country. Rossen Bossev and Isabelle Wirth, from Agence France-Presse, will then present verification tools and techniques.

The event is open to all but a registration is needed: https://forms.gle/LPQBjRr5HQb6Fnnp9

The round table is part of the regional project Strengthening Democratic Media in the Black Sea Region, supported by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and implemented in partnership with Agence France-Presse (AFP), with the support of the Bulgarian-Romanian Digital Media Observatory BROD.

French version: https://institutfrancais.bg/fr/table-ronde-publique-ia-et-propagande-politique-outils-reseaux-et-influence-le-21-avril-18h00-salle-slaveykov/