Tech collisions: Leaders must be ready

Tech collisions: Leaders must be ready
Deepfakes happen because anyone can use visual effects software. (Image: Getty)
Tom Barraclough
In 2016, the world changed. Donald Trump was elected US president and the UK voted for Brexit. People said that Russian operatives had manipulated voters through the strategic use of digital systems for geopolitical influence. They had done so using social media, a developing communications technology that has grown to have significant influence since the early 2000s. Politics, law and technology were integrating to produce seismic events in world history. Back in 2012, diplomats would have public spats on Twitter. The world was...

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