If You’re Worried About How Elections Might Play Out This Year, We Can Help You Prepare With Threatcast 2024 (original) (raw)

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There are a lot of elections worldwide, and these events invariably raise significant concerns regarding potential manipulation, particularly in light of emerging technologies such as generative AI. To help address these concerns, we are reintroducing our innovative “election threatcasting” game, Threatcast 2024, which has been designed to help users anticipate and counteract such threats.

In 2019, Mozilla commissioned us to develop Threatcast 2020, a unique election simulation game. The game was crafted to empower groups of participants, under our facilitation, to delve into the intricate dynamics of new technologies, disinformation campaigns, and public manipulation tactics that could influence the 2020 election. We successfully ran in-person sessions late in 2019. With the onset of the pandemic, our team worked to adapt the game for online play while preserving the interactive, facilitated experience. We then hosted numerous sessions online, which proved to be valuable in the lead-up to the 2020 election, providing useful, actionable insights into the electoral process and its vulnerabilities.

Now that it’s 2024, and with a significant number of pivotal elections on the horizon, we are making it available again, in an updated manner. The updates are focused on keeping up with the times, exploring new technologies like generative AI, and the very different social media ecosystem than four years ago. We’re also expanding the focus as well, as the 2020 game was heavily focused on disinformation, and the new version covers many different types of election manipulation beyond just disinformation.

If you’re interested in hiring us to run a Threatcast 2024 session for your company, organization, event, or any other purpose, let us know. It’s a great (and very fun) way to explore potential threats that may emerge during this critical election period. Whether you’re an internet platform seeking to build up your defenses against emerging risks, or you’re looking for a unique and insightful team-building exercise, our Threatcast 2024 is the perfect tool to equip and enlighten your team.

The game immerses players in diverse roles, allowing them to test out an array of strategies—and corresponding countermeasures—to gain an in-depth understanding of how manipulation tactics could unfold across a multitude of scenarios.

The game is currently designed to reflect the intricate dynamics of US elections and is ideally suited for groups of 15 to 30 participants. However, we pride ourselves on our flexibility and are fully prepared to tailor the game to accommodate the unique needs of specific groups. Whether it involves adjusting to different group sizes, incorporating particular constraints, or adapting the game for election scenarios outside of the US, we are committed to providing a personalized experience. Additionally, we offer the versatility of facilitating the game both in person and online to ensure accessibility and convenience for all participants.

If you’re interested, please contact us.

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