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Hyped up alien claims risk undermining future ET discoveries

Axios • September 2, 2023

A run of alien-related news last week didn't present proof that extraterrestrial life exists. But it did reveal how distorted, misrepresented and hyped the search for life beyond Earth can become.

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What happens when AI passes through the ‘uncanny valley’?

Financial Times • September 2, 2023

Robots are close to being so convincing that we can’t tell them apart from humans — and that could be a problem

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AI Misinformation: Why It Works and How to Spot It

CNET • August 30, 2023

A year and a half ahead of the 2024 presidential election, the Republican National Committee began running attack ads against President Joe Biden. This time around, however, the committee did something different.  

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Cyberattacks on human perception: a threat to democracy

Cybernews • August 6, 2023

A year away from the US elections, a computer scientist and anti-disinformation specialist is warning that platforms are less prepared to counter voter manipulation than they were in 2020. And Wasim Khaled, CEO of Blackbird.AI, has another dire prediction: machine learning will likely lead to huge net job losses.

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Blackbird.AI Appoints Industry Veteran Dan Lowden as Chief Marketing Officer

Blackbird.AI • August 1, 2023

Lowden will lead Blackbird’s global marketing efforts as the company accelerates efforts to equip organizations with tools to combat the growing threats of online manipulation and disinformation.

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The AI boom is fuelling scams. What can be done to stop them?

Al Jazeera • June 15, 2023

What would you do if you picked up the phone and heard the voice of a relative begging you for help while kidnappers held them ransom? As artificial intelligence (AI) technology becomes more sophisticated, more people around the world are falling prey to such scams.

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Don't Believe Everything You Hear

NPR Marketplace Morning Report • July 14, 2023

As artificial intelligence continues to advance, it has led to a noticeable increase in the believability of scam calls. Join us as Wasim Khaled, the CEO of Blackbird.AI, discusses AI-assisted fraud, and provides insights into how these sophisticated scams operate. Meanwhile, David Brancaccio, the host of “Marketplace Morning Report,” will share his experience with an AI-generated duplicate of his own voice.

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Letter from the CEO - Blackbird.AI Series B Accelerates Mission to Foster Global Trust, Safety & Integrity

Wasim Khaled • June 15, 2023

Six years ago, we set out on an uncertain journey — a journey to build trust, safety, and integrity in a seemingly insurmountable sea of disinformation.

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Blackbird lands $20M investment to expand its risk management tools

Tech Crunch • June 15, 2023

Blackbird AI, a startup developing AI-powered software for risk intelligence, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Ten Eleven Ventures.

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Blackbird.AI Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Empower Organizations with Narrative and Perception Risk Intelligence

Blackbird.AI • June 15, 2023

Ten Eleven Ventures Led the Round as Information Threats Continue to Drive Risk Across Organizations

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Blackbird.AI CEO, Wasim Khaled, shares insights with the TODAY Show on Generative AI Driven Scams

The Today Show • June 15, 2023

Generative AI Driven scams have created an entirely new set of tools for threat actors to deceive the general public. Blackbird.AI CEO discusses ways in which you can protect yourself and those around you.

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Arizona mom-of-two targeted in deepfake kidnapping scam gives gripping testimony

Daily Mail • June 14, 2023

Arizona mom-of-two targeted in deepfake kidnapping scam gives gripping testimony revealing how AI impersonated her 15-year-old daughter.

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Meet the newest employee at Elon Musk's SpaceX. He's 14.

Business Insider • June 10, 2023

The latest recruit at SpaceX is a software engineer who passed its "technically challenging" and "fun" interview process. What's different about Kairan Quazi, however, is that he's just 14 years old.

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Congress took on AI regulation – and raised a lot more questions than answers

Yahoo Finance • May 23, 2023

On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and at the center of the hearing, as expected, was the regulation of AI – what it can look like, what it should look like, and what the next steps for both companies and Congress might be.

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Can We No Longer Believe Anything We See?

The New York Times •  April 8, 2023

Seeing has not been believing for a very long time. Photos have been faked and manipulated for nearly as long as photography has existed. Now, not even reality is required for photographs to look authentic — just artificial intelligence responding to a prompt.

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Tech Leaders Ask For Pause In AI Development

Forbes •  March 29, 2023

In a joint open letter, nearly 1500 technology leaders, including Elon Musk, are calling for a pause of six months in the development of artificial intelligence. The open letter, “Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter” is published on the website of the Future of Life Institute.

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Impact of AI in an era of disinformation threats

Cybersec Asia • March 20, 2023

In a world of generative AI such as GPT-4, organizations in Asia Pacific should be gearing up to combat the growing potentials of disinformation threats. Blackbird.AI, a narrative and risk intelligence solution used by Fortune 500 organizations and governments, has recently launched its regional HQ in Singapore.

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Blackbird.AI CEO, Wasim Khaled, shares insights with BBC News on the TikTok Congressional Hearings

BBC News • March 23, 2023

Wasim Khaled, spoke with BBC News following the TikTok Congressional Hearing. He provided valuable insights on the key concerns raised by lawmakers surrounding the platform's potential threats and security risks.

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Blackbird.AI Continues Expansion of its Global Alliance Program with New Public Sector Partners

Blackbird.AI • Feb. 24, 2023

The Leading Narrative and Risk Intelligence Solution Makes Analytics Platform & API available to Government & Public Sector Partners Worldwide.

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How Blackbird AI is striking back at ChatGPT and AI-based attacks

Blackbird.AI • Feb. 20, 2023

For months after the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022, there’s been a lively debate about the potential impact that generative AI will have on enterprise security.

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Blackbird.AI to Launch RAV3N Copilot, a Generative AI
Solution for Narrative Intelligence & Risk Reporting

Blackbird.AI • Feb. 20, 2023

Blackbird.AI is pleased to announce RAV3N Copilot, a generative AI powered solution for Narrative Intelligence and Rapid Risk Reporting that enables unparalleled workflow automation during mission-critical crisis scenarios.

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R.P. Eddy Joins Blackbird.AI’s Strategic Advisory Board

Blackbird.AI • Feb. 13, 2023

Blackbird.AI, a global leader in providing AI driven narrative and risk intelligence, is pleased to announce the appointment of R.P. Eddy, renowned expert in national security and global investment to its Advisory Board.

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Niloofar Razi Howe Joins Blackbird.AI’s Strategic Advisory Board

Blackbird.AI • Feb. 1, 2023

Blackbird.AI, a global leader in narrative analytics and risk intelligence, today announced the appointment of Niloofar Razi Howe to its Advisory Board.

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Blackbird.AI Launches Global Alliance Program to Bring Narrative & Risk Intelligence to Top Social and Media Technology Partners

Blackbird.AI • Jan. 18, 2023

Leading Narrative and Risk Intelligence Company Makes Cutting-Edge Analytics Platform Available to Partners Around the World

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Next Generation Of Constellation Platform Provides Unparalleled Narrative & Risk Comprehension For Global Organizations

Blackbird.AI • Jan. 11, 2023

Global organizations can now make elevated strategic decisions with the newest release of Blackbird’s Constellation Platform

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Blackbird.AI Opens Singapore Office to Empower Asia Pacific
Businesses to Better Manage Disinformation Threats

Blackbird.AI • Jan. 5, 2023

Blackbird.AI has officially announced Singapore as its regional headquarters, as it seeks to expand support across Asia Pacific (APAC) organizations...

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Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Appointed to Blackbird.AI Advisory Board

Blackbird.AI  •  Sept. 21, 2022

Today, Blackbird.AI, a global leader in narrative analytics and risk intelligence, is pleased to announce the appointment of Douglas Lute to its Advisory Board.

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What Business Leaders Need To Know About NATO’s New Cyber Initiative

Forbes  •  July 1, 2022  

A new initiative announced by NATO at its summit this week in Madrid has important implications for business leaders who are concerned about cyberattacks.

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A growing army of online trolls is using dangerous lies to take down executives and companies. Now they’re coming for you.

Fortune  •  June 2, 2022  

It didn’t take long for the conspiracy theorists to weave a fresh tragedy into their twisted narrative. Just hours after a disturbed 18-year-old armed with...

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Security and Cyber Expert Richard Clarke to Join Blackbird.AI Advisory Board

Blackbird.AI  •  April 5, 2022  

Today, Blackbird.AI welcomes Richard Clarke, former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism for the United States to its advisory board.

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Meet the AI-powered startup catching fake news

Wired  •  January 25, 2022  

As conspiracy theories and hoaxes proliferate on the internet, tech startups are using AI to stem the tide of disinformation.

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27 top software firms that companies like Amazon and McDonald’s use to supercharge their public relations efforts

Business Insider • January 6, 2022   

Communications software is a $4.8 billion industry. These tech vendors help PR pros do things like monitor social media and accurately measure campaigns.

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Climate Change Conspiracies Are Spreading Rapidly During UN’s COP26 Event

CBS News • November 9, 2021

Conspiracy theories that promote climate-change skepticism and denial spread rapidly across the internet ahead of the United Nation's ongoing COP26 Climate Change summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Weber Shandwick Launches Media Security Center Via Partnership With Blackbird.AI

PRWeek • September 23, 2021

Blackbird.AI will provide insights about misinformation, disinformation and what’s happening in the media that is relevant to clients.

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Williams Welcomes Blackbird.AI As Dorilton Ventures Partner

Williams Racing • September 23, 2021

Williams Racing is pleased to welcome Blackbird, an AI-driven Disinformation Intelligence Platform, as part of a new investment by Dorilton Ventures.

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Blackbird.AI Grabs $10M To Help Brands Counter Disinformation

TechCrunch • September 21, 2021

New York-based Blackbird.AI has closed a $10 million Series A as it prepares to launch the next version of its disinformation intelligence platform this fall.

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AI-Powered Disinformation Detection Platform Blackbird Nabs $10M

VentureBeat • September 21, 2021

Blackbird.AI announced that it closed a $10 million series A funding round led by Dorilton Ventures with participation from NetX, Generation Ventures, Trousdale Ventures, StartFast Ventures, and individual angel investors.

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Blackbird.AI Raises $10M Series A To Combat Disinformation, Narrative Conflict And Harmful Content

Cision • September 21, 2021

The AI-driven Disinformation Intelligence Platform's fundraise follows a strategic partnership with global communications network Weber Shandwick

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An AI Startup That Protects Advertisers From Online Disinformation Just Raised $10 Million.

Business Insider • September 21, 2021

An AI startup that protects advertisers from online disinformation just raised $10 million. Its CEO lays out his plans to expand.

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Meet the AI-powered startup catching fake news

As conspiracy theories and hoaxes proliferate on the internet, tech startups are using AI to stem the tide of disinformation.

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27 top software firms that companies like Amazon and McDonald’s use to supercharge their public relations efforts

Communications software is a $4.8 billion industry. These tech vendors help PR pros do things like monitor social media and accurately measure campaigns.

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Climate change conspiracies are spreading rapidly during UN’s COP26 event

Conspiracy theories that promote climate-change skepticism and denial spread rapidly across the internet ahead of the United Nation's ongoing COP26 Climate Change summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Weber Shandwick launches media security center via partnership with Blackbird.AI

Blackbird.AI will provide insights about misinformation, disinformation and what’s happening in the media that is relevant to clients.

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Williams Welcomes Blackbird.AI As Dorilton Ventures Partner

Williams Racing is pleased to welcome Blackbird, an AI-driven Disinformation Intelligence Platform, as part of a new investment by Dorilton Ventures.

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Blackbird.AI grabs $10M to help brands counter disinformation

New York-based Blackbird.AI has closed a $10 million Series A as it prepares to launch the next version of its disinformation intelligence platform this fall.

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AI-powered disinformation detection platform Blackbird nabs $10M

Blackbird.AI, an AI-powered platform designed to combat disinformation, today announced that it closed a $10 million series A funding round led by Dorilton Ventures with participation from NetX, Generation Ventures, Trousdale Ventures, StartFast Ventures, and individual angel investors.

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Blackbird.AI Raises $10M Series A to Combat Disinformation, Narrative Conflict and Harmful Content

The AI-driven Disinformation Intelligence Platform's fundraise follows a strategic partnership with global communications network Weber Shandwick

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An AI startup that protects advertisers from online disinformation just raised $10 million.

An AI startup that protects advertisers from online disinformation just raised $10 million. Its CEO lays out his plans to expand.

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The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is a top target of conspiracy theories

The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine became a target of conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns as soon as it was announced, reaching millions of people on sites like Twitter, Reddit and 4chan, according to a recent analysis from a cyber defense firm.

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