Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence is writing fiction, making images inspired by Van Gogh and fighting wildfires. Now it's competing in another endeavor once limited to humans—creating propaganda and disinformation.
Jan 24, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Researchers at Rutgers University have found a major flaw in the way that algorithms designed to detect "fake news" evaluate the credibility of online news stories.
May 16, 2023
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Computer Sciences
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool could help social media networks and news organizations weed out false stories.
Dec 16, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Cutting-edge technologies gave the world fake news, but researchers from the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Engineering are developing even newer technology to stop it. Their innovative system—the first of its kind—relies ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Internet
A new study by three MIT scholars has found that false news spreads more rapidly on the social network Twitter than real news does - and by a substantial margin.
Mar 8, 2018
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Internet
A research team from the universities of Jaén and Alicante has created an application that automatically analyzes news stories and determines their truthfulness with a high degree of accuracy. Although the model is still ...
May 11, 2021
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Internet
Meta is temporarily blocking some Canadian users from accessing news content on Facebook and Instagram as part of a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June, the tech giant said Thursday.
Jun 2, 2023
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Internet
Google said Thursday it was launching a radio-style, on-demand audio news feed available on smart speakers, personalized with the help of artificial intelligence.
Dec 7, 2018
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Internet
Canada's Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms.
Jun 22, 2023
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Computer Sciences
AI tech tools such as ChatGPT are stealing the headlines. From writing poetry in a style reminiscent of 16th-century England to authoring academic research papers, chatbots designed for real-world services aren't going anywhere.
Mar 17, 2023
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