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Reputation Guardians

AI Essentials:
Managing Misinformation

Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword – and one you must learn to wield if you are to guard and defend your organisation’s reputation. Misinformation was identified as the number one risk to societal cohesion in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report, and events since have shown just how justified those concerns were.

This session equips you to understand how AI both generates and combats misinformation, disinformation and malinformation. From deepfakes to AI-driven influence campaigns, the digital battleground has become more sophisticated, faster-moving and harder to police. Left unmanaged, these risks can erode trust, destabilise communities and damage reputations in an instance.

That’s why misinformation should be firmly placed on your risk register.

Do you know how a sudden viral falsehood could affect your stakeholders, operations, or licence to operate?

Have you built a disinformation response plan that can be activated at speed? If not, this session provides the foundation to get started.

By the end of this session, you will be able to leverage AI responsibly and effectively, developing strategies that protect your organisation while supporting the wider fight against the erosion of truth.
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 Course Overview
Watch and Listen

We’ll explore:

 • The technology shifts – from synthetic media and voice cloning to AI-powered bot networks and algorithmic amplification alongside the countermeasures such as AI-enabled detection and verification tools.

 • The organisational imperative – why every board and executive team needs misinformation scenarios embedded in their crisis planning and risk registers.

 • Practical strategies – how to build resilience, monitor signals, and design a response plan that minimises harm and restores trust quickly.

 • Case examples – examining recent incidents where AI-fuelled misinformation has disrupted politics, business and society.

Live Online 

28 November 2025
12:30pm NZST

Readings and Resources

Digital Guides
Case Studies

Certificate of Completion

CPD Points - 2

Learn how to:

  • Recognise misinformation 
  • De-escalate the danger in your data
  • Devise proactive strategies
  • Assess and manage reputational risk
  • Source tools and resources to help
  • Track, trace and triumph using AI 
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Deep Fake Dangers

How AI changed the game

Sifting the Truth

Spotting the fragments of truth in a disinformation frenzy

Amplification

Why seeing should not mean believing