Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am just writing to share my latest article with you, now out on SpyTalk 'The Air Force Loves War Gamers Like Teixeira: The Discord leaks reveal a digital culture problem that more AI surveillance can’t solve <https://www.spytalk.co/p/the-air-force-loves-war-gamers-like>.’ It looks at the problems with AI insider threat firms like Palantir, as a response to leakers and why the military is recruiting people just like Teixeira… and encouraging them all to bond on Discord where extremists hang out. The piece gives a deep dive on the US military's effort to create an attractive war game culture to pull in young future cyber warriors. I also gave this talk on Contemporary Propaganda and Digital Mercenaries <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmB5wtdD9i8> this week for Kyiv School of Economics. There is an intro in Ukrainian before the lecture in English. And I also was interviewed about Russian influence operations, new technologies and Western responses to the Silicon Curtain podcast <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8O__A37KGo> recently… I hope you find the article an interesting and illuminating read and have a chance to view the talks! You can share the article here on Twitter <https://twitter.com/EmmaLBriant/status/1647486104382078976?s=20>or Mastodon <https://mastodon.online/@emmalbriant/110206990100353022>or LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/posts/emmalbriant_the-air-force-loves-war-gamers-like-teixeira-activity-7053175619106267136-J5kf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop> . Best wishes, Emma -- Dr Emma L Briant Owner: Maven of Persuasion LLC Incoming: Associate Professor at Monash University Fellow at Bard College, Human Rights Project Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability Speaking agent: Chartwell Speakers <https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/emma-briant/> Book agent: Inkwell Management <https://inkwellmanagement.com/> Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter <http://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/>! Follow me on Mastodon @emmalbriant@mastodon.online Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant "I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is." - Steve Martin “Women are like teabags . We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” - Unknown -- Dr Emma L Briant Owner: Maven of Persuasion LLC Incoming: Associate Professor at Monash University Fellow at Bard College, Human Rights Project Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability Speaking agent: Chartwell Speakers <https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/emma-briant/> Book agent: Inkwell Management <https://inkwellmanagement.com/> Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter <http://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/>! Follow me on Mastodon @emmalbriant@mastodon.online Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant "I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is." - Steve Martin “Women are like teabags . We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” - Unknown