Camille François’s colleagues like to say she’s the most optimistic person looking at the darkest corners of the Internet. François is chief innovation officer at Graphika, a New York-based company that uses artificial intelligence and other technologies to map out social-media interactions. It’s a deceivingly simple description for an operation helping to secure the future of democracies worldwide by shedding new light on the way foreign governments, special interests, and politicians can—and are—using social media to manipulate elections and thwart human rights. “I can’t tell you the things I’ve seen on my screen are the best parts of the Internet,” says François, 30. “But I love this work.”
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