Harnessing international collaboration and AI to combat disinformation

For the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PBGB) cooperation with law enforcement agencies of other countries plays an important role. For example, this means being an equal and active partner in international innovation and development projects such as Horizon Europe and H2020.

One of these is the NOTIONES Project aimed at creating a collaborative network of practitioners and research institutions in the internal security and security sectors to apply new technologies.

Last year, a working group has been led by the PBGB to identify the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in creating and spreading disinformation, as well as how to identify it and shape counter-narratives.

Whether you want to or not, criminals don’t sleep, and in today’s rapidly evolving post-truth landscape, where essentially each of us is able to create false truths in a lighter form, finding appropriate discovery and countermeasures is more important than ever.

The technical advantage today lies with the opponent, because PBGB’s “team” has so far lacked a substantive need to use the technology in this way. Information can be used to shape a person’s perceptions, judgments and attitudes, so it is crucial to find solutions that can counter the abuses of information.

In a working group, security practitioners, academics and technology partners would put their heads together. The problems on the table were solved on a competency-based basis in monthly meetings.

Author(s): Hannes Järvine, Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet

Keywords: Cooperation, Innovation, Disinformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Countermeasures