Samfunnsdebatten under angrep, med desinformasjon som våpen
Date:
Talk and panel discussion at Arendalsuka 2026 on AI-enabled disinformation, synthetic consensus, and resilience against threats to democratic discourse.
Topic
Bellona, World Expression Forum, and Utsyn gathered researchers, security authorities, business leaders, and politicians to discuss how disinformation and AI swarms can fabricate false public consensus, manipulate public debate, and challenge democratic resilience.
Daniel Thilo Schroeder contributed the research segment “Fra boter til AI-svermer: En ny æra for påvirkningsoperasjoner” on the shift from bot-driven influence operations to coordinated AI swarms.
Event
- Date: August 12, 2026
- Time: 16:00-17:00
- Venue: Vitensenteret Sørlandet, VitenUtstillingen
- Organizers: Miljøstiftelsen Bellona, World Expression Forum (WEXFO), and Utsyn - Senter for sikkerhet og totalforsvar
- Themes: Democracy and rights; security and resilience
Participants
- Christian Eriksen, Fagsjef, Miljøstiftelsen Bellona
- Ingunn Trosholmen, CEO, World Expression Forum
- Ingrid Vik, Daglig leder, Utsyn - Senter for sikkerhet og totalforsvar
- Daniel Thilo Schroeder, Researcher, SINTEF Digital
- Ane Roald, Kontraterrorsjef, PST
- Sandra Bruflot, Direktør samfunnskontakt, Statkraft
- Tore Morten Wetterhus, Adm. dir., Glitre Nett
- Grunde Almeland, Stortingsrepresentant, Venstre
- Kari Sofie Bjørnsen, Stortingsrepresentant, Høyre
- June Gruer, Stortingsrepresentant, Arbeiderpartiet
- Julie Stuestøl, Stortingsrepresentant, Miljøpartiet De Grønne