Sergei Guriev

3 weeks ago | daily.jstor.org | Livia Gershon |Sergei Guriev |Daniel Treisman

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Twentieth-century dictators like Hitler and Mao ruled with violence, fear, repression, and ideology. They engaged in mass slaughter of groups perceived as enemies, publicized their attacks on dissidents to deter others, and kept their citizens from contact with the outside world through censorship and travel restrictions.

Dec 24, 2024 | datanoticias.com | Sergei Guriev

LONDRES – En un momento en que casi la mitad de la población mundial acudirá a las urnas, 2024 fue calificado como un año de superelecciones, lo que llevó a muchos expertos a advertir sobre una inminente avalancha de desinformación política. Después de todo, la inteligencia artificial generativa ha hecho posible que cualquier persona, en cualquier lugar, produzca imágenes y videos “deepfake” que parezcan reales.

Dec 16, 2024 | project-syndicate.org | Sergei Guriev

Given that generative AI models capable of rendering life-like “deepfakes” are now accessible to everyone, it is understandable that many would worry about the implications for elections and democratic discourse. But during the “super election year” of 2024, the worst predictions were not borne out. LONDON – With almost half the world’s population going to the polls, 2024 was dubbed a super election year, leading many experts to warn of a coming flood of political disinformation.

Sep 8, 2024 | ft.com | Sergei Guriev

Professor Sergei Guriev is dean of London Business School.

Jun 28, 2024 | piie.com | Sergei Guriev |Elina Ribakova

After the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, the West was quick to impose sanctions on Russia. These sanctions—in the political, cultural, trade, and economic arenas—were aimed at making a clear political statement that the invasion was unacceptable and in violation of international law but also at eroding Russia´s economic ability to pursue the war. More than two years after, the war is still going on, and Russia´s economy seems not to be very affected by the sanctions.