On Thursday, October 29 at 8:00 a.m. ET, the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security hosted a virtual seminar on how first island chain countries can harness civil society and multilateral cooperation to build resilience against artificial intelligence (AI)–enabled influence operations.
This event is part of IPSI’s Cross-Strait and Beyond Seminar Series, which informs the public debate on key issues for Taiwan and the United States, held in partnership with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States.
As AI makes influence operations faster, cheaper, and more targeted, democracies across the Indo-Pacific face growing efforts from China to exploit social divisions and shape public discourse. Speakers will offer perspectives from Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines on lessons learned in countering these campaigns, including the role of fact-checking organizations, media literacy initiatives, and other civil society efforts. The panel also explores opportunities for the United States and its regional partners to share best practices, coordinate policy responses, and strengthen collective resilience.
Welcome remarks
Markus Garlauskas
Director, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council
Speakers
Alvin Camba
Director of Research and Lead Scientist, Lyvi;
Nonresident Fellow, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council
Maiko Ichihara
Professor, Graduate School of Law
and the School of International and Public Policy,
Hitotsubashi University
You-Hao Lai
Deputy Director, Democratic Governance Program,
Research Institute for Democracy,
Society and Emerging Technology
Moderated by
Kyoko Imai
Associate Director and Resident Fellow, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council
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The Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) informs and shapes the strategies, plans, and policies of the United States and its allies and partners to address the most important rising security challenges in the Indo-Pacific, including China’s growing threat to the international order and North Korea’s destabilizing nuclear weapons advancements. IPSI produces innovative analysis, conducts tabletop exercises, hosts public and private convenings, and engages with US, allied, and partner governments, militaries, media, other key private and public-sector stakeholders, and publics.
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