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Artificial Intelligence in Manipulation: The Significance and Strategies for Prevention

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|Jan 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 116 - 141
Submitted on: Aug 17, 2024
Accepted on: Nov 13, 2024
Published on: Jan 22, 2025
Published by: Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy and the Faculty of Law of Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
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