Artificial Inequality: How AI Memes are Widening the Divide in the Information Age

In the age of likes and shares, AI memes bring humor and connection, but they also harbor a sinister underbelly. State-sponsored actors are exploiting AI, disinformation, and cyber attacks to exacerbate societal divisions and sabotage our democratic institutions. The recent failed attempts to infiltrate the Trump and Biden campaigns by Iran serve as a chilling warning of this looming peril. Meanwhile, Russia persists in its disinformation crusades, honed in 2016, aimed at legitimizing its actions in Ukraine and maligning Ukraine, Poland, and the European Union.The emergence of AI-enhanced social media bot networks and deepfakes, such as the AI-generated clips of Trump and Kamala Harris, are growing increasingly advanced and menacing. As social media users must heighten their discernment, so too must the government and tech giants rise to the challenge of safeguarding us from these hazards. The fight against disinformation is of paramount importance, and we must all stay vigilant to prevent being ensnared in deceitful schemes seeking to