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Among the world’s richest and most powerful companies, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple have made AI core parts of their business. Advances over the last decade, particularly in an […]
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Philly TikTok doc is changing the way people get their health information | The Philadelphia Citizen
If you’ve never giggled over the thought of a colonoscopy or found anything remotely amusing about trying to understand coronavirus infection rates, it’s likely because you’ve never watched gastroenterologist Austin […]
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One high-profile theory of why people share fake news says that they aren’t paying sufficient attention. The proposed solution is therefore to nudge people in the right direction. For example, […]
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If you browse the #teamhalo hashtag on TikTok, it might not be clear at first whether the videos are advocating for or against vaccines. The short previews for the videos […]
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In 1835, The Great Moon Hoax convinced people around the world that the Moon wasn’t a barren wasteland but actually a rich landscape full of ruby caverns and towering amethyst crystals, […]
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One of the growing problems today is misinformation: the proliferation of fake news and misleading content across social media platforms. While artificial intelligence (AI) helps in its spread, there has […]
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I am a former Facebook employee who was fired in September 2020, after working for over two and a half years as a member of the fake engagement team. I […]
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This workshop starts from the premise that the problem of online misinformation is a symptom, not a cause. While undeniably problematic, misinformation is the current cause célèbre of a larger […]