Renée DiResta has spent the past decade investigating how propaganda, foreign influence and conspiracy theories spread online. Now, as the midterms approach and AI makes manipulation faster and cheaper, she warns that America may be returning to where it was before the 2016 election—with fewer safeguards and no one clearly in charge. DiResta joins Shane Smith to discuss Russia’s election operations, Chinese and Iranian influence campaigns, the Stanford Internet Observatory, the Election Integrity Partnership and the controversy over censorship. They also examine Cambridge Analytica, political influencers, “ampliganda,” AI-generated scams and the algorithms deciding what millions of people see. Who creates the lie? Who gives it reach? And how can we protect elections without policing legitimate political speech? Renée DiResta is an associate research professor at Georgetown University and the author of Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality. #ShaneSmithHasQuestions #SSHQ #ShaneSmith #ReneeDiResta #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Disinformation #ElectionSecurity #ElectionInterference #SocialMedia #OnlinePropaganda #BigTech #FreeSpeech #AIScams #DeepFakes #CambridgeAnalytica #VICENews #vicecity For 22% off your Plaud Note Pro use code VICENEWS at https://bit.ly/4yV3BU2 or go to https://amzn.to/4rtjeiI Try QUO for free and get 20% off your first 6 months at https://www.quo.com/shane Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vicenews?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo =================================== 00:00 The Golden Age of AI Scams 03:18 What Happened to the Stanford Internet Observatory? 05:44 Did Russian Interference Change the 2016 Election? 07:25 How Russia, China and Iran Influence Americans Online 12:36 Why Propaganda Doesn’t Have to Be False 15:34 Creators, Amplifiers and How Content Goes Viral 21:28 The Rise of AI-Powered Scams 24:38 How AI Is Being Used in Elections 28:22 Why Detecting AI-Generated Content Is So Difficult 30:01 Are Younger Generations Better at Spotting AI? 32:18 Can AI Fact-Check Misinformation? 35:20 Why Facts Lose to Emotional Stories 38:08 AI-Generated Political Propaganda 41:48 What Cambridge Analytica Can Teach Us About AI 45:13 How AI Is Automating Influence Operations 47:08 “Free Speech Does Not Mean Free Reach” 51:09 How Algorithms Decide What News You See 55:23 The Human Mind Is the New Battlefield 57:28 How Do We Govern AI That Moves This Fast? 59:15 Will It Take a Crisis to Force AI Regulation? 1:02:45 Outro I Don’t See Anybody in Charge Here | w/Renée DiResta on AI, Election Interference & Propaganda https://youtu.be/QIvzICF0O8A