Synthetic Hate investigates how extremists exploit artificial intelligence (AI) to modernise the world’s oldest hatred. Antisemitism – rooted in religious discrimination, medieval blood libels, Nazi propaganda, and contemporary Islamist and far-right conspiracies – has found new life through generative tools that can produce persuasive text, images, audio, and video at scale. Crucially, Synthetic Hate goes beyond diagnosis, and lays out a practical counter strategy of technical safeguards, platform accountability and regulation, and education and resilience, so policymakers, researchers, and practitioners can blunt AI-amplified antisemitism and hate without sacrificing democratic values.
Introduced by Professor David Hirsh, the evening promises expert conversation about a complex and extremely timely subject. Tickets cost £13.50 and include a glass of wine.
Dr Dave Rich will discuss his new book, From Be’eri to Bondi: Global Antisemitism after October 7. He will be interviewed by renowned journalist Nicole Lampert, followed by a Q&A from the audience. Dr Rich will also sign copies of his book after the event.
Published as we approach the third anniversary of 7 October, From Be’eri to Bondi: Global Antisemitism after October 7 tells the story of the rise in anti-Jewish hatred over the past three years through a curated collection of articles, essays, and talks written in real time since the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. With additional original content and fresh insights, the book reveals how it has felt for Jews as the world they took for granted began to crumble beneath their feet, and it suggests what can be done to reverse this disturbing shift.
The book forms part of the Studies in Contemporary Antisemitism series published by the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Routledge.
