A Word: Bot Battling in the Age of Elon

Published: Dec. 2, 2022, 8 a.m.

b'For many years, tech professionals dismissed the threat of disinformation. Christopher Bouzy was one of them, until the 2016 election changed his mind. Bouzy founded and leads the organization Bot Sentinel to fight online disinformation. On today\\u2019s episode of A Word, he talks with host Jason Johnson about how best to detect lies and false narratives in social media, and how Elon Musk\\u2019s ownership of Twitter complicates his mission.\\xa0\\n\\nGuest: Christopher Bouzy, founder and C.E.O. of Bot Sentinel\\n\\nPodcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola\\n\\nYou can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month.\\n\\nThanks\\xa0Avast.com! Learn more about Avast One at\\xa0Avast.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'