Unlocking Insights: How Social Media and AI Shape Modern Information Warfare

Cognitive Warfare in the Age of AI

In today’s information environment, influence is the weapon of choice, and social media is the terrain. From viral memes to subtle manipulations, adversaries are running persistent influence operations—fracturing trust, rewriting narratives, and undermining the cognitive autonomy of societies.

This isn’t science fiction. It’s Cognitive Warfare. It’s happening right now.

AI can be one of the first steps in fighting back against cognitive warfare, especially with social media narrative detection. Join the Accrete webinar to learn more.

What You'll Learn

The Anatomy of Modern Influence Operations
Understand how adversaries craft, seed, and scale manipulative narratives across platforms—particularly social media.

Meme Contagion & Viral Ideology
Explore real-world case studies that demonstrate how emotionally potent posts and videos are shaping perception.

Live AI Demonstrations: Narrative Intelligence in Action
See how Accrete’s Knowledge Engines and products like Argus for Social Media Influence detect emergent threats, monitor sentiment, and trace networks of influence—from bot swarms to real-world amplifiers.

Countermeasures for Narrative Defense
Learn how AI generated insights can help identify adversarial campaigns and measure effectiveness of proactive campaigns.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Bill Wall, CEO, Accrete Government

Bill Wall has a unique background combining elite military service and deep experience in the sales and implementation of innovative solutions that drive business transformation. In the private sector, Bill has built technology teams across various industries. His professional experience includes leadership roles at companies like EMC, Praescient Analytics, Boundless Geospatial, and Flywheel Data, where he focused on IT solutions, big data analytics, and geospatial software. Before entering the corporate world, Bill retired from the Army as a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel after twenty-two years in service. During his military career, he founded a computer network operations organization within the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and deployed multiple times to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen where he working closely with the national intelligence community to transform the way intelligence was developed and shared.

Thomas Plant, Associate Product Manager, Accrete

Thomas Plant supports Accrete's narrative intelligence product. He joined Accrete following a Fulbright grant with the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence in Estonia, where he researched media literacy and developed a web-based simulation to promote resilience to mis/disinformation. In 2020, Thomas co-founded DisinfoLab, the USA’s undergraduate disinformation research lab at the College of William & Mary. Additionally, he is a member of the World in 2050 Brain Trust, a group of global experts from academia, media, policy, and business.