Braden Allenby on Weaponized Narrative and the Fall of Democracy
Channel: Katina Michael
Date: 2019-05-15

Braden Allenby on Weaponized Narrative and the Fall of Democracy at the 12th Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security at Arizona State University in Washginton DC on May 1, 2019. A number of long-term trends, many reflecting the emergence of new information and artificial intelligence technologies, are undermining the social and political stability, and fundamental institutions, of Western democracies such as the United States. While some of the shorter term emerging challenges are being recognized and addressed, the longer term implications for democratic forms of government are neither recognized, nor well understood. This talk will identity a number of emerging potential challenges to democratic norms and institutions, and suggest several potential responses.