Research by UC Berkeley's Digital Forensics Lab
webThis is the institutional homepage for UC Berkeley's School of Information; relevance to AI safety is primarily through research on AI-enabled disinformation and influence operations, which connects to misuse risks of large language models and generative AI.
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The UC Berkeley School of Information hosts research on disinformation, influence operations, and information warfare through its Digital Forensics Lab and related research groups. The lab investigates how digital platforms are exploited for coordinated inauthentic behavior, foreign interference, and propaganda campaigns. Their work informs policy responses to online manipulation and information ecosystem threats.
Key Points
- •Conducts empirical research on disinformation campaigns, state-sponsored influence operations, and platform manipulation tactics.
- •Produces forensic analysis of coordinated inauthentic behavior across social media and digital platforms.
- •Research intersects AI safety concerns around AI-enabled influence operations and automated propaganda generation.
- •Informs platform governance, regulatory policy, and counter-disinformation strategies.
- •Part of a broader academic ecosystem studying information warfare and its societal implications.
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UC Berkeley School of Information
Boldly leading the way with education and research in a world awash in information and data
Degree Programs
Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS)
Educating information professionals to provide leadership for an information-driven world.
Ph.D. in Information Science
A research program for next-generation scholars of the information age.
Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS)
Online degree preparing data science professionals to solve real-world problems.
Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS)
Online degree preparing cybersecurity leaders for complex cybersecurity challenges.
I School News
Deirdre Mulligan and Other UC Experts Testify at Hearing to Discuss Californian’s Privacy in the Age of Mass Surveillance On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Deirdre K. Mulligan, professor in the UC Berkeley School of Information, testified at an informational hearing before the California State Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection: “Somebody’s Watching you: Californian’s Privacy in the Age of Mass Surveillance.”
Mulligan joined other panelists from the University of California system, including UC San Francisco Law Center for Constitutional Democracy Executive Director Nicole Ozer and UC Davis School of Law Acting Professor Nila Bala, to discuss surveillance by the private and public sectors and its impact on the public. Mulligan’s panel examined the tools businesses use to surveil consumers and workers to enhance their profits and the implications for Californians.
On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Deirdre K. Mulligan, professor in the UC Berkeley School of Information, testified at an …
New Bellwether Postdoctoral Scholars Bring Bold Research Ideas to the I School Announced in 2025, the UC Berkeley School of Information’s Bellwether Postdoctoral Scholar Program is a two-year postdoctoral scholarship supporting promising early-career researchers across information disciplines. Part of Dean Eric Meyer’s vision to position the I School as a true bellwether — a leader that anticipates and shapes what's to come — the program advances future-facing research with impact on campus, for the public, and globally. Scholars Dang Nguyen, Denis Peskoff, Nel Escher, and Svenja Guhr have joined the I School to work with distinguished faculty members in research related to AI, NLP, law, and more.
Bellwether Postdoctoral Scholars Dang Nguyen, Denis Peskoff, Nel Escher, and Svenja Guhr have joined the I School to work with…
Fellowship Recipients Design Systems for Justice, Security, and Sustainability Eight School of Information students have been awarded fellowships for 2025-26. From research on food waste,…
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