Misinformation
TEC Talks – Misinformation and Disinformation
Conspiracy theories and other false claims have always been part of our discourse, even (and perhaps especially) our politics. But modern technologies seem to have changed the...
Read ArticleOn Good Science and Ignoring the Noise
Timothy Caulfield is a faculty member at the University of Alberta, where he is a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, a professor in the Faculty of Law and the School...
Listen to PodcastTechnology Ethics Center Conference – Algorithmic Bias: Sources and Responses
The Technology Ethics Center at the University of Notre Dame convenes global thought leaders in academia, industry, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies to develop...
Read ArticleOn Misinformation and Truth Sandwiches
Lisa Fazio is an assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt University. She and her team in the Building Knowledge Lab study how children and adults...
Listen to PodcastNumbers Can Lie: When algorithms work perfectly but fail miserably
The famous saying, “numbers don’t lie,” might work when reporting the score of a football game, but even then, the numbers don’t tell the whole story. In the three...
Read ArticleResearchers Develop Early Warning System to Fight Disinformation Online
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are using artificial intelligence to develop an early warning system that will identify manipulated images, deepfake videos and...
Read ArticleDeepfake Conference Panel I: Deepfakes as a Technical Problem
How can truth emerge in a deep-fake ridden marketplace of ideas? Are we ready for the looming challenges to national security, elections, privacy, and reputation? What role will...
watch videoDeepfake Conference Panel II: Impact of National Security and Democratic Self-Governance
How can truth emerge in a deep-fake ridden marketplace of ideas? Are we ready for the looming challenges to national security, elections, privacy, and reputation? What role will...
watch videoDeepfake Conference Panel III: Marginalized Populations
How can truth emerge in a deep-fake ridden marketplace of ideas? Are we ready for the looming challenges to national security, elections, privacy, and reputation? What role will...
watch videoOn ‘How Charts Lie’ and Increasing Graphicacy
Alberto Cairo is an associate professor and the Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at the University of Miami’s School of Communication. The former director for infographics and...
Listen to PodcastThe Case Against Idealising Control
With growing concerns over data breaches and privacy, some argue that control over one’s data is necessary, but that might not be the most practical solution, argues Professor...
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