This paper draws urgent attention to securing healthy and robust information supply chains within the UK and building resilience to adverse influences. It identifies points of vulnerability in today’s information supply chains and sets out five actionable recommendations that can be taken by government to safeguard its epistemic security, setting an example for others.

This briefing paper explores the impact of AI-enabled disinformation and fake content on democratic processes and investigates the potential obligations of states to protect elections from it. The paper argues that although not currently legally bound to do so, states should take proactive measures to defend elections from AI misuse.