False and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that and polarize society is the top immediate risk to the global economy, the World Economic Forum said in a report Wednesday.

In its latest Global Risks Report, the organization also said an array of environmental risks pose the biggest threats in the longer term. The report was released ahead of the annual elite gathering of CEOs and world leaders in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos and is based on a survey of nearly 1,500 experts, industry leaders and policymakers.

The report listed misinformation and over the next two years, highlighting how rapid advances in technology also are creating new problems or making existing ones worse.

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AI-powered misinformation and disinformation is emerging as a risk just as a billions of people in a slew of countries, including large economies like the United States, Britain, Indonesia, India, Mexico, and Pakistan, are this year and next, the report said.

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The other big global concern for respondents of the risk survey centered around climate change.

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