Artificial intelligence played a key role in the riots that followed the stabbing attack in Southport, UK, which claimed the lives of three young girls on 29 July 2024. By facilitating the circulation of fake news and racist conspiracy theories, algorithmic systems of recommendation mobilised hundreds of people to target asylum seeker facilities and harass perceived racialised migrants, particularly Muslims. … Continue reading The Weaponisation of AI: Visual storytelling of the Great Replacement Conspiracy Theory Amid the Southport Riots