Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
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How does Wire know Chatbots are pushing propaganda, and that it isn't the other way around where its Wire that pushes the propaganda?
I didn't see Wire link to the actual ISD report or peer-reviewed paper, instead of say what the report found without showing me the report so I can read it myself. It's a red flag in my book.