In this special Halloween edition of LinkedIn Live, Dan Patterson, Sr. Director of Content & Communications at Blackbird.AI, explored five of the strangest narratives ever told, revealing how emotion, identity, and algorithms transformed unbelievable stories into powerful forces that influenced behavior, shaped perception, and challenged the very concept of truth itself.
Energy leaders must now contend with a wave of manipulated narratives that politicize technology, inflame geopolitical disputes, and frame industry growth as exploitation, reshaping how the public and policymakers view their decisions.
High-velocity narrative attacks are shaping public perception of drug safety, clinical trial data, and corporate ethics. Blackbird.AI’s Narrative Intelligence reveals which attacks are spreading fastest, where they’re gaining traction, and why the pharmaceutical sector needs proactive detection.
The arrival of AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood sparked debates over the distinction between real human actors and AI-generated human actors, training data ethics, union leadership, and the structural risks associated with synthetic talent.
In this Blackbird.AI LIVE Crisis Scenario, you will learn about the 24-Hour timeline of a modern banking crisis: How narrative attacks exploit trust in the financial system, how generative AI accelerates their spread, and how narrative intelligence equips institutions to detect, analyze, and respond before rumors spiral into crises.
At Black Hat’s Sector 2025, Blackbird.AI friend Franky Saegerman unpacks “Disinformation 2.0:” How FIMI and narrative campaigns scale through automated behaviors that overwhelm defenses, poison AI systems, shake brand trust, and destabilize institutions.
AI pricing controversies, engineered disaster theories, and financial collapse narratives are targeting the insurance industry at scale. Narrative Intelligence reveals what’s driving these attacks, how quickly narratives spread, and why the insurance sector needs an early-warning capability.
Canada’s wildfire season revealed how narrative attacks can transform a natural disaster into debates over climate policy, governance, and international cooperation.
Narrative attacks escalate rapidly and cross silos, leaving security and communications teams vulnerable. This webinar, co-hosted by Blackbird.AI’s Daniel Gonzalez and Fivecast’s Lawson Ferguson, demonstrates how linking narrative intelligence with actor attribution enables leaders to act quickly and with confidence.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement highlights how coordinated AI-enabled manipulation has transformed a cultural headline into a narrative battleground, including unfounded allegations of a PR stunt, market manipulation, and conspiracies surrounding the NFL season.
