Published inDeepnews.aiWill “data poisoning” be a particularly dangerous type of computer-made misinformation?Looking at the work of Priyanka Ranade, Dr. Anupam Joshi and Dr. Tim Finin of UMBCJun 16, 20211Jun 16, 20211
Published inDeepnews.aiCan GPT-3 write misinformation? Yup, it sure canLooking at the “Truth, Lies and Automation” report from Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging TechnologyJun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021
Published inDeepnews.aiOutlets are trying to “publish less, publish better”Discussing what local news outlets in Europe are doing with Dr. Joy Jenkins.May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
Published inDeepnews.aiCan AI help local news figure itself out?Talking to Paul Cheung of the Knight Foundation about the “present and the potential” of AI for journalism.May 19, 2021May 19, 2021
Published inDeepnews.aiThe social media “prism” and how to build things differentlyI chatted with Prof. Chris Bail about his new book “Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing.”May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
Published inDeepnews.aiBig AIs made with bad dataLooking at the work of MIT’s Curtis Northcutt on large amounts of errors in popular datasetsApr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Published inDeepnews.aiHow do you teach someone to write in a world of robot authors?Writing, since the Mesopotamians carved cuneiform onto clay, has seen authors use the tools available to them to communicate and express…Apr 14, 2021Apr 14, 2021
Published inDeepnews.aiLooking for a good time (on page)Where does the time go? It’s a tough one to answer, though over the course of the last year, the response has been easier: time is spent…Apr 7, 2021Apr 7, 2021
Published inDeepnews.aiMachines Arguing with Humans and IBM’s Project DebaterAt Deepnews we love a good argument. Part of looking for quality writing and reporting is looking for quality arguments, implicit or…Mar 31, 2021Mar 31, 2021
Published inDeepnews.aiWhat do I have to say to get you to subscribe?Speaking to Yujin Kim, of University of Texas at Austin, about her work looking into messages that make people subscribe to newspapersMar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
