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Against disinformation with AI: TGuard project launched

18.03.2025
TGuard strengthens digital resilience and helps companies, authorities and citizens to arm themselves against disinformation. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Finance's K-PASS cybersecurity research funding program.
 

With the launch of the TGuard research project, an interdisciplinary consortium is taking a strong stand against the spread of fake news. The two-year project led by the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences is developing innovative methods for detecting disinformation in social media and formulating effective strategies for preventing AI-generated false reports.

The possibilities for disinformation campaigns using automatically generated text, image and video content have developed rapidly in a short space of time, but are often underestimated by the public. A scientific consortium led by the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences with partners from research, defense and communication is now declaring war on this development.

Read the full german article here.