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New UK agency will tackle ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham says

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that security chiefs will establish a National Centre for Information Defence to counter disinformation and AI deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia, bringing together intelligence agencies, law enforcement and social media companies to detect, attribute and disrupt foreign information attacks.

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PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence

Security chiefs will set up a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia, Andy Burnham has announced, saying the government had a duty to “stem the poisonous tide” from damaging British interests.

The National Centre for Information Defence will “detect, attribute and disrupt” information attacks by foreign powers, many of which are enabled by AI, bringing together the intelligence agencies, law enforcement and social media companies.

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The UK will set up a National Centre for Information Defence to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia.
The centre is tasked with detecting, attributing and disrupting information attacks by foreign powers.
Intelligence agencies, law enforcement and social media companies will all take part.
Burnham said the government had a duty to stem the “poisonous tide” damaging British interests.

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