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The Air Force Loves War Gamers Like Teixeira

The Discord leaks reveal a digital culture problem that more AI surveillance can’t solve

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Apr 16, 2023
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With the federal government spending at least $1 billion annually on defense and civilian agency programs to neutralize 'insider threats,' it’s no wonder that people are asking how it was possible that secret documents posted by Jack Teixeira, a low level 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard airman, were able to circulate through the backwaters …

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Dr. Emma L Briant is a propaganda & information warfare researcher who helped expose Cambridge Analytica, advising politicians, NGOs, and industry. She consults/shares insights via Maven of Persuasion & is Visiting Associate Professor at Notre Dame.
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