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Lara Logan reports that a super PAC involving General Stanley McChrystal is using military-grade artificial intelligence to influence the 2020 election. The initiative reportedly uses network analysis to map pro-Trump narratives on social media and counter them using a network of 3.4 million "social influencers." Logan characterizes this as using "weapons of war" designed for ISIS against American citizens.
Facebook has granted a group of academics called "Social Science One" access to 2.2 billion records to study how social media influences elections. The initiative is backed by $25 million from various nonprofits, including the Knight Foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation. Critics express concern over the mass sharing of user data with researchers and question the actual impact of social media on voter behavior.
In an interview with Judy Woodruff, James Clapper expressed his "informed opinion" that Russian interference actually turned the 2016 election in favor of Donald Trump. Clapper argued that given the narrow margin of 80,000 votes in three states, it exceeds logic to believe that the massive Russian influence campaign had no effect.
