University of Washington research center. Resisting strategic misinformation, promoting an informed society, and strengthening democratic discourse.
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Center for an Informed Public retweeted
President Biden convened a meeting of artificial intelligence experts to discuss its risks, opportunities and to consider the role of the federal government in its regulation.
@rcalo of the University of Washington is following all of this closely. to.pbs.org/3MzB3rB
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Check out "Think More, Share Less: Mini-MisinfoDay," a free virtual event exclusively for UW and WSU alums, as well as educators and librarians following MisinfoDay! @uwcip @MurrowCollege
Tuesday, April 25, 4–6 p.m.
washington.edu/alumni/events…
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"Any aberration from the normal is just evidence for these conspiracy theorists,” says @RachelEMoran in this piece ⤵️, perfectly summing up how conspiracy theories gain steam so quickly & reach the masses
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When it comes to #ChatGPT in academia, whether you are inclined to ban it or embrace it, you definitely should understand it. Join us Wednesday, April 5, for “Demystifying ChatGPT for Academics” featuring a panel of @UW & #UWAllen experts. Learn more: washington.edu/research/anno…
ALT A computer monitor in a darkened room displays OpenAI's website with the headline ChatGPT: Optimizing Language Models for Dialogue and text "We've trained a model called ChatGPT which interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue" with the rest of the text cut off at the bottom. The text is white against a green background, and next to it is a graphic consisting of horizontal bars of varying shades of magenta and magenta transitioning to green against a dark background. Photo by Rolf van Root on Unsplash
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Misinformation expert @jevinwest of @uwcip asks whether chatbots will make the world better or worse, and shares his concerns. st.news/3K3oqVd
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Should TikTok be banned? Congressman @chairmang says Yes, I argue No. upfront.scholastic.com/issue… for @nytimes & @Scholastic Upfront
Fake images and video can "add noise during crisis events. It also increases the cynicism level,” @uwcip co-founder and @uw_ischool associate professor @jevinwest tells @AP. “You start to lose trust in the system and the information that you are getting.” apnews.com/article/ai-misinf…
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Professor @rcalo offers comments on the legal and national security concerns regarding TikTok in this @NewsHour discussion.
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The @uwcip and @MurrowCollege welcomed hundreds of high school students to the @UW campus Tuesday for #MisinfoDay, where they learned about misinformation and strategies to resist it.
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ALT Two teens work on an escape room game during MisinfoDay.
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Center for an Informed Public retweeted
MisinfoDay 2023 with @uwcip! Photos from @WSUVancouver working with students to develop critical thinking and information literacy skills. #MisinfoDay23
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Center for an Informed Public retweeted
D&S program director @charleycjohnson is on the selection committee for this year's @uwcip Award for Impact & Excellence! Send in your nominations for exceptional work that addresses the challenges of mis- and disinformation, by 3/26. cip.uw.edu/2023/03/01/2023-c…
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Nominate a person or org doing exemplary work in misinformation studies. cip.uw.edu/2023/03/01/2023-c…
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Prof. Jevin West from @UW_iSchool will be the 9th Keynote Speaker at #IC2S2 in Copenhagen. Abstract submissions: ic2s2.org/submit_abstract.ht…. @jevinwest, @uwcip, @UW
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Outdated or incorrect information can continue to influence our beliefs even after it’s been corrected. @uwcip Postdoctoral Scholar @MaddyJalbert writes about this this continued influence effect in the @SeattleTimes. seattletimes.com/opinion/why…
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Hosting a Supreme Court listening party for Gonzalez v. Google with @uwcip at the @UWSchoolofLaw.
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We're all susceptible to the influence of outdated or problematic information, especially when trying to navigate the deluge of news and information @maddyjalbert of @uwcip writes. st.news/416XVGo
Misinformation via AI chatbots is "something that’s going to continue to crop up. And we have to be aware of it as a society," @uwcip co-founder @jevinwest told @DeedeeKIRO7 in an interview: kiro7.com/news/local/ai-goes…
“Previously a well written, well laid out publication with headshots and bylines, etc., meant something,” @uwcip research scientist @holden told @Poynter @mediawise in an interview about the risks of ChatGPT spinning up convincing looking fake news sites. poynter.org/fact-checking/20…
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Co-Director @rcalo speaks with three @uwcip visiting legal fellows to speak on the intersection between misinformation and law. In the Q&A series, Calo discusses various topics with @daniellecitron, @oliviersylvain, and @ariezrawaldman.
cip.uw.edu/2023/01/19/cip-vi…
