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Could Social Bots Pose a Threat to Public Health?

The article focuses on the potential threat social bots, or automatic social media accounts utilizing artificial intelligence to promote specific products or ideas on social media, pose to public health. It comments on the relative lack of studies on social bots and mentions articles on the promotio...

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Published in:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 108; no. 8; pp. 1005 - 1007
Main Authors: Allem, Jon-Patrick, Ferrara, Emilio
Format: Article
Published: American Public Health Association Aug2018
Subjects:
Texas
California
Artificial intelligence
Decision making
Epidemics
Health promotion
Policy sciences
Public health
Social media
Computer software
Measles
Smoking cessation
Electronic cigarettes
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on the potential threat social bots, or automatic social media accounts utilizing artificial intelligence to promote specific products or ideas on social media, pose to public health. It comments on the relative lack of studies on social bots and mentions articles on the promotion of electronic cigarettes by social bots. It mentions proposed legislation in California that would require social bots to be easily identified and linked to a specific human user.