Alan Jagolinzer

YouTube video by Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy Keynote: The Rise of Techno-Authoritarian Control - Safiya Noble in conversation with Gina Neff

Discussion of "The Rise of Techno-Authoritarian Control," hosted by @ginasue.bsky.social from the @mctd.bsky.social.

Featuring UCLA Professor @safiyanoble.bsky.social.

From April 2025.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9ty...

YouTube video by Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy Keynote: The Rise of Techno-Authoritarian Control - Safiya Noble in conversation with Gina Neff

Discussion of "The Rise of Techno-Authoritarian Control," hosted by @ginasue.bsky.social from the @mctd.bsky.social.

Featuring UCLA Professor @safiyanoble.bsky.social.

From April 2025.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9ty...

Cambridge disinformation summit (2026) - Cambridge Judge Business School Connect with Cambridge Judge! Explore our full calendar of upcoming events, learn about our programmes and connect with world-class speakers.

November 15 is the deadline for the call for papers for the 2026 University of Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 April 2026.

Research on systemic risks from technology that affects information streams or the amplification or monetization of disinformation.

www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...

The Exploitation of Climate
Chaos, Confusion and Change

Jodie Wrigley, 2024
International Centre for Counter-Terrorism

Paper link: icct.nl/sites/defaul...

For more on hybrid cognitive war tactics:

Danyk and Briggs (2023)

digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...

YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit Bellingcat CEO Eliot Higgins on how democracy relies on verification, deliberation & accountability

@bellingcat.com CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social:

Democracy relies on:

Verification
Deliberation &
Accountability.

IMO, all have been heavily degraded by hybrid cognitive war tactics from global organized crime syndicates who leverage communications technology and crypto.

youtu.be/z3jZzsGfNa4

AI hallucinates because it’s trained to fake answers it doesn’t know Teaching chatbots to say “I don’t know” could curb hallucinations. It could also break AI’s business model

AI hallucinates because it’s trained to fake answers it doesn’t know www.science.org/content/arti...

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social, is there a way to reach you directly to discuss a talk at our Uni?

Cambridge disinformation summit (2026) - Cambridge Judge Business School Connect with Cambridge Judge! Explore our full calendar of upcoming events, learn about our programmes and connect with world-class speakers.

November 15 is the deadline for the call for papers for the 2026 University of Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 April 2026.

Research on systemic risks from technology that affects information streams or the amplification or monetization of disinformation.

www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...

For more on hybrid cognitive war tactics:

Danyk and Briggs (2023)

digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...

YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit Bellingcat CEO Eliot Higgins on how democracy relies on verification, deliberation & accountability

@bellingcat.com CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social:

Democracy relies on:

Verification
Deliberation &
Accountability.

IMO, all have been heavily degraded by hybrid cognitive war tactics from global organized crime syndicates who leverage communications technology and crypto.

youtu.be/z3jZzsGfNa4

The Scottish Health Information Integrity Strategy The Scottish Health Information Integrity Strategy sets out the framework for safe, coherent, evidence-based and ethical approaches to address false and misleading health information.

The Cambridge Disinformation Summit convenes multi-disciplinary thought leaders to inform policy & mitigate harms from corrupted information.

Pleased to learn that last year's Summit helped inform the Scottish government's strategy on Health Information Integrity.

www.gov.scot/publications...

The Scottish Health Information Integrity Strategy The Scottish Health Information Integrity Strategy sets out the framework for safe, coherent, evidence-based and ethical approaches to address false and misleading health information.

The Cambridge Disinformation Summit convenes multi-disciplinary thought leaders to inform policy & mitigate harms from corrupted information.

Pleased to learn that last year's Summit helped inform the Scottish government's strategy on Health Information Integrity.

www.gov.scot/publications...

Four meta problems that amplify the effects of disinformation We have: a transnational organized crime syndicate (or mafia state) problem, many of which have taken over nation states and are colluding to leverage manipulative influence campaigns and crypto financing to undermine democratic and accountability institutions globally. I sense they have an insatiable appetite for raw dominance power and that there are very few months remaining before they usurp our collective power and influence, given their heightened aggressiveness, without serious intervention, a monopolistic tech industry problem where a small set of massively wealthy institutions and executives addict millions, collect and monetize our data about what we think, what we buy, where we are, and how we feel, and then use that money and data to stoke deep emotional divides and even deeper addictions to our in-groups and our phone screens, a perceived and radicalized grievance problem where members of society cannot find pathways to socially and financially elevate. There is no clear path anymore to “the American dream," or equivalent, and that makes millions of people susceptible to populist and extremist narratives that corrode trust in everyone in this room and all the institutions we rely on. It also makes these people susceptible to radicalization which is a force multiplier that leads to the next problem, which is a cowardice problem where people like you and me, who have sworn oaths to uphold existing laws, have become unwilling to intervene and prevent blatant criminal actions because we fear losing status, losing money, being harassed, or emotional and physical abuse to ourselves or our families.

From my talk to UK and U.S. lawmakers a few months ago:

The four "meta" problems that need to be addressed.

Full discussion at this link: www.linkedin.com/pulse/addres...

A major front of the current information war: getting your facts, frames, propaganda, disinformation, etc. into the AI systems that create so much of the content we see and are rapidly becoming the de facto “ground truth” of the internet.

I understand. Those influences have always existed in some form. I think this era offers disproportionate power because of alignment on the dimensions I discuss. To me, these elements amplify and accelerate other issues, like those from special interests.

Four meta problems that amplify the effects of disinformation We have: a transnational organized crime syndicate (or mafia state) problem, many of which have taken over nation states and are colluding to leverage manipulative influence campaigns and crypto financing to undermine democratic and accountability institutions globally. I sense they have an insatiable appetite for raw dominance power and that there are very few months remaining before they usurp our collective power and influence, given their heightened aggressiveness, without serious intervention, a monopolistic tech industry problem where a small set of massively wealthy institutions and executives addict millions, collect and monetize our data about what we think, what we buy, where we are, and how we feel, and then use that money and data to stoke deep emotional divides and even deeper addictions to our in-groups and our phone screens, a perceived and radicalized grievance problem where members of society cannot find pathways to socially and financially elevate. There is no clear path anymore to “the American dream," or equivalent, and that makes millions of people susceptible to populist and extremist narratives that corrode trust in everyone in this room and all the institutions we rely on. It also makes these people susceptible to radicalization which is a force multiplier that leads to the next problem, which is a cowardice problem where people like you and me, who have sworn oaths to uphold existing laws, have become unwilling to intervene and prevent blatant criminal actions because we fear losing status, losing money, being harassed, or emotional and physical abuse to ourselves or our families.

From my talk to UK and U.S. lawmakers a few months ago:

The four "meta" problems that need to be addressed.

Full discussion at this link: www.linkedin.com/pulse/addres...

Independent Tech Research Is Struggling. That Should Worry All of Us. Over half of researchers face barriers accessing the data essential for studying how technology affects society My research focuses on how people learn information from the world around them. Like it ...

New from me - Independent tech research is essential and under threat, highlighting the great recent report from @thecoalition.bsky.social independenttechresearch.org/citr-report-...

techbullion.com/independent-...

My sense is that one needs to understand the underlying psychology that empowers authoritarian rule to intervene. At least some of the interventions need to engage there. I sense this element is often missing, which I sense is one of the main points to this paper, if I interpret it correctly.

The key takeaway is that authoritarian behavior cannot be shifted without understanding this emotional world. To ignore the psychological ecosystem of fear, loyalty, and identity is to misinterpret the meaning of money, influence, and victory for autocrats. Pressure that appears rational to Western policymakers may feel existential to authoritarian leaders; condemnation intended to shame may instead affirm their narrative of siege; sanctions meant to weaken may consolidate loyalty. Unless diplomats learn to engage these regimes on their own emotional terrain—acknowledging status concerns, offering symbolic victories, and reframing narratives—efforts at transformation will continue to fail. The resilience of authoritarianism lies not only in institutions or coercive power but in its mastery of perception and psychology. To influence authoritarian leaders, one must first understand the emotional architectures within which they operate.

Interesting new paper from Sardor Boratov, University of Warsaw.

Weaponizing Empathy: A New Paradigm for Negotiating with Authoritarian Regimes

Paper available at: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Professor Alan Jagolinzer on urgent steps that can enhance scientific resilience to threats • Backup, store offline, and widely disseminate data and writings. • Work more with globally dispersed colleagues. • Mentor more junior colleagues. • Communicate inferences across multiple venues—beyond publishing in academic journals. This would include publishing short, accessible, and relatable video content on popular media platforms.

Some fundamental ideas that might help preserve science and evidence-based inference in the current threat environment.

Video link here: youtu.be/Qyaritn260c

Under court order, UC publicly releases Trump administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal The California Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the University of California to block the release of a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement, leading UCLA to publish the document o...

"The move is a win for members of the UCLA Faculty Assn., who sued to get a hold of the document and have pushed for more transparency in the negotiations over the future of the nation’s premier public university system." www.latimes.com/california/s...

Professor Alan Jagolinzer on urgent steps that can enhance scientific resilience to threats • Backup, store offline, and widely disseminate data and writings. • Work more with globally dispersed colleagues. • Mentor more junior colleagues. • Communicate inferences across multiple venues—beyond publishing in academic journals. This would include publishing short, accessible, and relatable video content on popular media platforms.

Some fundamental ideas that might help preserve science and evidence-based inference in the current threat environment.

Video link here: youtu.be/Qyaritn260c

Assuming this reporting is accurate, this is more evidence of the global accountability crisis.

Other Summit topics include:

--Systemic economic and business risks
--Systemic risks from amplified violent political rhetoric
--Parasocial (including AI) relationships and influence
--Digital sovereignty and tech leadership accountability

For more information, email: CFRA@jbs.cam.ac.uk.

There are no specific formatting or paper length expectations. The committee does not want to impose time costs to reformat the papers. However, the committee requires complete papers that include analyses and interpretations. We will not accept abstracts or research proposals.

Audience includes global research faculty from across disciplines (e.g., AI, computer science, business, law, sociology, psychology, journalism, communications, public policy, history, anthropology, theology), global lawmakers, regulators, journalists, media executives, and business executives.

Cambridge disinformation summit (2026) - Cambridge Judge Business School Connect with Cambridge Judge! Explore our full calendar of upcoming events, learn about our programmes and connect with world-class speakers.

Three weeks remaining: Call for Papers for the Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 April 2026, at the University of Cambridge.

Research on systemic risks from technology that affects information streams or the amplification or monetization of disinformation.

www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...

Market and regulatory implications of social identity cohorts: a discussion of crypto influencers - Review of Accounting Studies Merkley et al. (2023) examine how cryptocurrency influencers recommend digital coins on Twitter (X) and the associated price effects. They report that influencers may exploit market investors via pote...

Market and regulatory implications of social identity cohorts: a discussion of crypto influencers, by @jagolinzer.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Assuming this reporting is accurate, this is more evidence of the global accountability crisis.