Posted 1/10/2024, 12:08:00 PM
Misinformation Named Top Short-Term Threat in World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report
- AI-driven misinformation and disinformation pose the biggest short-term threat to the global economy, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)
- WEF experts fear misinformation could disrupt politics and elections in major economies like the US, EU, and India in 2023
- In the short term, the top 5 risks are misinformation, extreme weather, societal polarization, cyber insecurity, and armed conflict
- In the long term, the top risks are extreme weather, earth system change, biodiversity loss, resource shortages, and misinformation
- WEF calls on world leaders to address short and long-term risks to build a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive future