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Alan Jagolinzer
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Professor of Financial Accounting, Vice Dean of Programmes, co-Director, Cambridge Centre for Financial Reporting & Accountability, University of Cambridge

Research in: IFRS, GAAP, governance, information risks & harms
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We will host a panel about the potential risks of these “relationships” at the Cambridge Disinformation Summit.

www.politico.eu/article/ai-c...
AI chatbots are not your friends, experts warn
Tens of millions of people now use artificial intelligence as a companion.
www.politico.eu
February 8, 2026 at 6:19 AM
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Lineup for day 2 of the Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
February 10, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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"We cannot ignore that there are political forces right now who seem to present an existential threat to our independence...

This puts us in an untenable position where the research community has to defend against their actions to remain independent."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgA4...
February 10, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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"We cannot ignore that there are political forces right now who seem to present an existential threat to our independence...

This puts us in an untenable position where the research community has to defend against their actions to remain independent."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgA4...
February 10, 2026 at 8:56 AM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
Lineup for day 2 of the Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
February 10, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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A chunk of the cryptocurrency market seems to run on emotions tied to social identity.

I discuss this in my paper published in @rastjournal.bsky.social.

Link to full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 9, 2026 at 7:13 AM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
A chunk of the cryptocurrency market seems to run on emotions tied to social identity.

I discuss this in my paper published in @rastjournal.bsky.social.

Link to full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 9, 2026 at 7:13 AM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
Planned schedule for day 2 of the upcoming April Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
9 April 2026 Keynote: Concentrated media and platform ownership and the implications for democracy and accountability • Former Prime Minister Panel: Concentrated platform ownership and digital sovereignty Panel: Risks from para- and machine-social relationships Panel: Harms to targeted communities Panel: Systemic risks of toxic political rhetoric Keynote: Systemic economic risks • Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor and Nobel Economist, Columbia University Dinner Keynote: Speaker announcement pending
February 9, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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We need to also study the OWNERS of the AI chatbot infrastructures.
I think we need to also frame a discussion about people’s relationships with “AI chat bots” to focus on the underlying relationship with the OWNERS of the AI chat bot infrastructure. Chatbots are not (yet) independent of the ownership of the infrastructure. —Who built them? —What are the owners’ financial, power, physical, or social-psychological incentives? —How did the owners find their audience? What clues—that perhaps expose vulnerability—did they use? —What will the owners do with the very-likely intimately personal data they collect? —What cognitive influence will the owners push to the relationship partners?
February 8, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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jim.londoncentric.media
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.

He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.

Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
We need to also study the OWNERS of the AI chatbot infrastructures.
I think we need to also frame a discussion about people’s relationships with “AI chat bots” to focus on the underlying relationship with the OWNERS of the AI chat bot infrastructure. Chatbots are not (yet) independent of the ownership of the infrastructure. —Who built them? —What are the owners’ financial, power, physical, or social-psychological incentives? —How did the owners find their audience? What clues—that perhaps expose vulnerability—did they use? —What will the owners do with the very-likely intimately personal data they collect? —What cognitive influence will the owners push to the relationship partners?
February 8, 2026 at 7:06 AM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
We will host a panel about the potential risks of these “relationships” at the Cambridge Disinformation Summit.

www.politico.eu/article/ai-c...
AI chatbots are not your friends, experts warn
Tens of millions of people now use artificial intelligence as a companion.
www.politico.eu
February 8, 2026 at 6:19 AM
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jagolinzer.bsky.social
Playing the sycophant card: The logic and consequences of professing loyalty to the autocrat

Link to paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
February 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Playing the sycophant card: The logic and consequences of professing loyalty to the autocrat

Link to paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
February 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Basic structure for Day 1 of 3 of the Cambridge Disinformation Summit.

@michaelemann.bsky.social
@sageandjester.bsky.social

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8 April 2026 Keynote: Systemic academic, science, and climate risks • Michael Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor, Director of Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media, University of Pennsylvania Keynote: Systemic financial industry risks (banks & crypto) • Anat Admati, George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics, Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research workshops 1 & 2 Case study: Harassment and targeting Keynote: Impact on local governing • Republican Governor, United States [zoom livestream] Evening session: Audience influence, hosted by Sage & Jester
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
Basic structure for Day 1 of 3 of the Cambridge Disinformation Summit.

@michaelemann.bsky.social
@sageandjester.bsky.social

cc: @mctd.bsky.social
8 April 2026 Keynote: Systemic academic, science, and climate risks • Michael Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor, Director of Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media, University of Pennsylvania Keynote: Systemic financial industry risks (banks & crypto) • Anat Admati, George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics, Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research workshops 1 & 2 Case study: Harassment and targeting Keynote: Impact on local governing • Republican Governor, United States [zoom livestream] Evening session: Audience influence, hosted by Sage & Jester
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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thebulletin.org
The Bulletin was honored to welcome Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa as the guest speaker at the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement.

Watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement to hear her remarks: buff.ly/BGu0Zse
"Without facts, there is no truth. Without truth, there is no trust. And without these, the radical collaboration this moment demands is impossible. Nuclear threats, climate collapse, AI risks: none can be addressed without first rebuilding out shared reality. The Clock is ticking." — Maria Ressa Nobel Laureate
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 PM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
Lawmakers and regulators need to look in the mirror here, IMO, and find the courage to enforce existing regulations, even before considering any new ones.
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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@eliothiggins.bsky.social offers up the need for VDA:

Verification, Deliberation, and Accountability

demos.co.uk/research/ver...
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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A primer:

Cognitive Hybrid Warfare
by Danyk and Briggs.

digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol16/is...
February 6, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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Sobering assessments from the just released NATO Stratcom brief on information risks.

stratcomcoe.org/pdfjs/?file=...
February 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
Sobering assessments from the just released NATO Stratcom brief on information risks.

stratcomcoe.org/pdfjs/?file=...
February 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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stevepeers.bsky.social
EU tech law

EU Commission preliminary finding that TikTok has breached Digital Services Act re 'addictive design' ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok\'s addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design.
ec.europa.eu
February 6, 2026 at 11:19 AM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
A primer:

Cognitive Hybrid Warfare
by Danyk and Briggs

digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol16/is...
Modern Cognitive Operations and Hybrid Warfare
Concepts of cognitive warfare and operations are explored in the context of hybrid warfare, including how cyber technologies promote greater asymmetric opportunities for influence, control, and underm...
digitalcommons.usf.edu
February 6, 2026 at 7:19 AM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
A primer:

Cognitive Hybrid Warfare
by Danyk and Briggs.

digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol16/is...
February 6, 2026 at 7:18 AM