Alex Blaga from Trollwall about using AI to combat toxic content and misinformation on social media
Ep. 27

Alex Blaga from Trollwall about using AI to combat toxic content and misinformation on social media

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Episode description

Alex Blaga works at Trollwall AI, a platform designed to moderate toxic comments on social media. In this episode, Alex explains how harmful content is often used to spread narratives through repetition alone. The conversation also touches on the need for user identification on social media and the balance between freedom of speech and accountability.

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0:00Intro
0:13About Trollwall AI
1:22The story behind the project
3:57Affected groups
5:08How LLMs are used
6:50Personal & professional background
9:05How toxic content is used to spread a narrative
14:01Bots & Identity
21:33Do authoritarian countries have similar problems?
23:49Distinguishing between a person and a bot
26:07How bots are used
30:52The amount of toxic data
32:42The future of democracy
36:21About TikTok
43:00Using AI for democracy
49:04Technical awareness of politicians
51:36What is democracy?
53:27Final message