{"id":637941,"date":"2024-09-12T21:27:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ukrainian-ai-startup-plans-to-defend-companies-from-disinformation\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T21:27:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:27:13","slug":"ukrainian-ai-startup-plans-to-defend-companies-from-disinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ukrainian-ai-startup-plans-to-defend-companies-from-disinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ukrainian AI startup plans to defend companies from disinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f3f1e97931\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f3f1e97931\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ukrainian-ai-startup-plans-to-defend-companies-from-disinformation\/#Business_disinformation\" >Business disinformation\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Ukrainian startup forged by war is bringing counter-disinformation to the business world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osavul was founded in 2022 to fight Russian propaganda. To analyse the threats, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lied AI analytics to the information landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup surveys open-source data from <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, websites, and messaging apps. It then identifies harmful narratives \u2014 and the sources spreading them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The narratives have diverse forms. Osavul has detected <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stopfake.org\/en\/fake-zelensky-s-personal-doctor-fled-to-france-bbc-bellingcat\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fake news videos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plastered with BBC logos,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">racial slurs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hidden by slang, and<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osavul.cloud\/cases\/nato-virtual-manipulation-brief\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">generative AI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> amplifying Russian propaganda.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/tnw.events\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/tnw.events\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The <\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukraine\u2019s government has frequently sought the startup\u2019s insights. So have NATO and the UK. But Osavul is also seeking private sector clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Business_disinformation\"><\/span><b>Business disinformation\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osavul is currently developing services specifically for businesses, which are increasingly bombarded with false information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russian politicians have accused Coca-Cola <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of buying organs harvested from Ukrainian orphans. Social media posts have spread <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.33JN3K4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fake reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of banks restricting withdrawals. Viral TikTok videos have <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/libguides.lib.cwu.edu\/c.php?g=625394&amp;p=4391900\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">claimed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Disney World is lobbying to lower the legal drinking age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such attacks can damage reputations and disrupt operations. They can also cause immense financial losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyst firm Gartner expects the costs to skyrocket. By 2028, the company <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2024-03-18-gartner-unveils-top-eight-cybersecurity-predictions-for-2024#:~:text=By%202028%2C%20enterprise%20spend%20on,of%20marketing%20and%20cybersecurity%20budgets.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">predicts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that enterprises will spend over $500bn on fighting misinformation \u2014 cannibalising half their marketing and cybersecurity budgets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osavul aims to mitigate the risks. \u201cOur goal is to review the narratives, show which of them are dangerous, and then give you all the intelligence to understand what you can do,\u201d Dmytro Bilash, the startup\u2019s co-founder, told TNW.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clients can then develop a response plan. That could mean a counter-messaging campaign, a complaint to social media platforms, or even litigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1399572 js-lazy\" alt=\"Osavul's co-founders Dmytro Bilash (CBDO) and Dmytro Pleshakov (CEO)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-3.jpg\"\/><figcaption>Osavul\u2019s co-founders Dmytro Bilash (left) and Dmytro Pleshakov (CEO) launched the company in the wake of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Credit: Osavul<\/figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1399572\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-3.jpg\" alt=\"Osavul's co-founders Dmytro Bilash (CBDO) and Dmytro Pleshakov (CEO)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osavul\u2019s ambitions have been bolstered by a new $3mn funding round. Announced today, the seed investment will support the<span style=\"color: #0c0c0c;\"> expansion<\/span>\u00a0into the B2B segment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The round was led by three European investors: 42CAP, u.ventures, and SMRK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOsavul is already the industry-leading startup in the EU in its sector,\u201d said Alex Meyer, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> partner at 42CAP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is driven to scale its opportunities to the US market and offer new opportunities for the business sector.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bilash believes the market will rapidly expand. As AI reduces the costs of disinformation campaigns, he expects a surge in attacks on businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHundreds of thousands of companies all over the world will need to have a situational awareness <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>,\u201d he said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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