Category: Trust
New AI fake text generator may be too dangerous to release, say creators | THE GUARDIAN
OpenAI says it’s withholding some of the science behind its text-generating AI model GPT-2. THE GUARDIAN reports the company is…
This is how AI bias really happens—and why it’s so hard to fix | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
‘Bias can creep in at many stages of the deep-learning process, and the standard practices in computer science aren’t designed…
What kind of news gatekeepers do we want machines to be? Filter bubbles, fragmentation, and the normative dimensions of algorithmic recommendations | Nechushtai & Lewis
Efrat Nechushtai and Seth Lewis burst filter bubbles in this paper about choices made by news algorithms. They researched automated…
WaPo Editorial: A reason to despair about the digital future – Deepfakes | THE WASHINGTON POST
‘The ability to use machine learning to simulate an individual saying or doing almost anything poses personal and political risks…
How to recognize fake AI-generated images | MEDIUM
‘Here are some things you can look for when trying to recognize an image produced by a GAN.’ MEDIUM provides…
Trust highest in Sweden and Germany, lowest in Hungary and U.K. | 9 country study
Researchers at Cambridge University teamed with YouGov to understand attitudes about trust in media. The study was conducted in summer…
How The Wall Street Journal is preparing its journalists to detect deepfakes | NEIMANLABS
“Raising awareness in the newsroom about the latest technology is critical,” said Christine Glancey, a deputy editor on the Ethics &…
Do People Trust Algorithms More Than Companies Realize? | HBR
‘…it may be not be necessary to invest in emphasizing the human element of a process wholly or partially driven…
Marcus & Ernest: No, artificial intelligence won’t solve fake news | NEW YORK TIMES
‘Existing A.I. systems that have been built to comprehend news accounts are extremely limited… lacking a robust mechanism for drawing…
It’s Getting Harder to Spot a Deep Fake Video | BLOOMBERG
Runs 2:59 Report by Bloomberg News.
Joseph Stiglitz: ‘going towards a more divided society’ | THE GUARDIAN
‘Which is the easier way to make a buck: figuring out a better way to exploit somebody, or making a…
Tom Kent: Fake news is about to get so much more dangerous | THE WASHINGTON POST
‘Society now has to learn that video no longer guarantees reliability. Instead, it could be the biggest lie of all.’…
Oscar Schwartz: ‘The discourse is unhinged: how the media gets AI alarmingly wrong’ | THE GUARDIAN
‘Social media has allowed self-proclaimed ‘AI influencers’ who do nothing more than paraphrase Elon Musk to cash in on this…
What to Watch for in the Coming Wave of “Deep Fake” Videos | GIJN
…“deep fake” videos can be surprisingly convincing, and the software to make them has emerged rapidly’ As algorithms for image…
Public Trust in Journalism: An Annotated Bibliography | CMT 2018
THE CENTRE FOR MEDIA TRANSITION offers this annotated bibliography about public trust in journalism. More than 70 pages present a…
Giving Computers a Nose for News: Exploring the limits of story detection and verification | Thurman et al
Using algorithms for story discovery heralds a new phase for social media says Neil Thurman and his co-authors. They look…
Algorithmic Accountability | Diakopoulos
Nick Diakopoulos examines the power of algorithms. He considers how they function, their influence in society, and suggests approaches to…