Unleashing New Weapons In The War On Fake News

Author(s): Charles Towers-Clark

Originally published on Towards AI.

Detecting fake news is getting more difficult as more false information pours onto the internet … [+] FREEPIK

Now is the time to make facts great again. “Fake news,” the 2017 Collins word of the year, poses a serious threat to the values of honesty, truth, and accountability-values that purveyors of falsified information don’t seem to hold too closely. Apart from the most obvious dangers of spreading false information (erosion of trust, political or national hostility, widespread uncertainty) the prevalence of AI systems on social media mean that unverified claims and slanderous falsehoods are picked up and distributed at eye-watering speeds.

The… Read the full blog for free on Medium.

Join thousands of data leaders on the AI newsletter. Join over 80,000 subscribers and keep up to date with the latest developments in AI. From research to projects and ideas. If you are building an AI startup, an AI-related product, or a service, we invite you to consider becoming a sponsor.

Published via Towards AI