title: AI and the weaponization of information: Hybrid threats against trust between citizens and democratic institutions
abstract: Government deploy cyber-capacity to weaken other states and intervene in their internal affairs through aggressive external cyber operations in times of peace and conflict. Through disinformation campaigns abroad, some governments aim to influence sympathetic changes in citizen behavior and perception, reduce the participation of some parts of the population in the decision-making process, decrease the quality of their communications environment, and diminish the quality of information available
journal: Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks