About this episode
The episode discusses how Iran is leveraging AI for propaganda in the ongoing conflict with the US.
Wartime propaganda isn’t new – but the use of AI slop in churning out propaganda videos is. And in this proxy war, Iran is winning. Dexter talks to Matthew Gault, who recently wrote about the Iran-US slopaganda war for 404 Media, about the strategy behind Iran’s videos, why the US is losing online, and how AI has amplified an age-old war tactic. Read Matthew’s piece for 404: https://www.404media.co/iran-is-winning-the-ai-slop-propaganda-war/ Hit us up: killswitch@kaleidoscope.nyc, or @killswitchpod and @dexdigi on IG or Bluesky. This episode was livestreamed on YouTube. Catch the next one live by subscribing to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@killswitch_pod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Dexter
Guest: Matthew Gault
Topics covered
- AI
- propaganda
- Iran
- US
- war
- technology
Keywords
- AI propaganda
- Iran
- US
- war tactics
- Matthew Gault
- 404 Media
- slopaganda
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: 404 Media
Places: Iran, US
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