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DOD ‘Social Engineering’ Program Developed Bots Capable Of Psychological Warfare
Federalist ^ | 1-17-25 | Logan Washburn

Posted on 02/17/2025 2:04:45 PM PST by Strict9

DARPA scientist Joshua Elliott, the documents show. He was a DARPA program manager from 2017 to 2023, according to his LinkedIn. Beforehand, he studied things like “socio-technical change,” and worked in academia for 10 years on things like “computational climate economics.” At DARPA, he was allowed to “program” $600 million in federal research and development funding, according to the Federation of American Scientists. Afterward, Elliott worked for the radical group Quadrature Climate Foundation, and more recently, Renaissance

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: 2017; 2023; act; darpa; dod; elliott; falseaccounts; fas; foreignactors; gubmint; joshuaelliott; misinformation; phishing; psychologicalwarfare; psyops; quadrature; reuters; scammers; scientists; socialmedia; thomsonreuters; trolling; trolls; trss
With AI, I have no idea what is real and what is phony anymore. I could actually see social networking fall off a cliff someday. More trouble than what it is worth.
1 posted on 02/17/2025 2:04:45 PM PST by Strict9
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To: Strict9

Anything you read, see or hear, don’t believe it. Give it 72 hours according to the Dan Bongino rule. It usually pans out.


2 posted on 02/17/2025 2:10:04 PM PST by lucky american (Had enough yet?)
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To: Strict9

Q…Trust the plan…White hats.


3 posted on 02/17/2025 2:19:45 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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$ to Reuters

Thomson Reuters Special Services (TRSS)


4 posted on 02/17/2025 2:21:20 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: Strict9
All 12 "Republican voters" in DC will be in a turmoil.

News at 11.

5 posted on 02/17/2025 2:25:25 PM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: Strict9

Kind of funny quoting FAS but calling Quadrature Climate Foundation radical.

FAS is very radical, too. Probably on the exact same side ideologically.

I am not sure there is any solution to social media manipulation... other than to not believe anything, especially if it sounds like what you expect to hear or want to hear. Corporate on what you hear for a very long time and pay attention to the source. Sources that prove reliable over time get more weight. Sources that goof up, less weight.

The greatest danger is probably just in the agenda of the headline writers since only a small number of people ever read past the headlines.


6 posted on 02/17/2025 2:27:54 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: Strict9

Any of those bots hereabouts?


7 posted on 02/17/2025 2:28:00 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: one guy in new jersey

“Any of those bots hereabouts?”

Oh boy... You bet...


8 posted on 02/17/2025 2:38:34 PM PST by Openurmind
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To: one guy in new jersey

oh yeah I’m sure


9 posted on 02/17/2025 4:43:56 PM PST by Strict9
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