MIT News feature Truth, lies, and tribal voters At MIT, scholars are taking a rational look at increasingly irrational political discourse. by Peter Dizikes 2018-10-23T00:00:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence Even the best AI for spotting fake news is still terrible It should be possible to automatically identify dubious news sources—but we’ll need a lot more data. by Karen Hao 2018-10-03T17:55:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence Fake America great again Inside the race to catch the worryingly real fakes that can be made using artificial intelligence. by Will Knight 2018-08-17T07:00:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence The Defense Department has produced the first tools for catching deepfakes Fake video clips made with artificial intelligence can also be spotted using AI—but this may be the beginning of an arms race. by Will Knight 2018-08-07T07:00:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence How to tell if you’re talking to a bot The five best ways to detect fake social-media accounts. by Will Knight 2018-07-18T10:06:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence The US military is funding an effort to catch deepfakes and other AI trickery But DARPA’s technologists admit that it might be a losing battle. by Will Knight 2018-05-23T07:00:00-04:00
Tech Policy Terrible people have learned to exploit the internet. Yasmin Green is fighting back. The Jigsaw team at Alphabet brings people who were radicalized online back from the brink, one video at a time. by Martin Giles 2018-02-19T00:00:00-05:00
Silicon Valley Silicon Valley’s 2017 Report Card It’s been a bad year for America’s biggest tech hub—though not because of a lack of innovation. by Martin Giles 2017-12-26T00:00:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence Can AI Win the War Against Fake News? Developers are working on tools that can help spot suspect stories and call them out, but it may be the beginning of an automated arms race. by Jackie Snow 2017-12-13T02:50:00-05:00
Tech Policy The Man with a Plan to Upgrade the Democrats Raffi Krikorian, the CTO of the Democratic National Committee, is out to beat hackers—and the Republicans. by Martin Giles 2017-12-08T00:00:00-05:00
