Spotting and sorting Fake News: Can DeFaktS make it happen?
- Date: 20.11.2024
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Isabel Bezzaoui gave a talk on the recognition of disinformation at the event “AI and democracy: between doom and the expectation of salvation” organized by the Saxony State Institute for Political Education.
In the context of DeFaktS, the question arises as to how disinformation can be classified as such in the first place and what role AI plays in this process.
AI is key to detecting fake news and should therefore be available to a wide audience. Bezzaoui illustrated this distribution process using the path from the training data set to the mobile app for private users or the integrated display on websites.
A critical assessment of the potential of DeFaktS was followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Vera Schmidt from TU Berlin. Viewers had the opportunity to ask questions.
The lecture and discussion were part of a broad program in Dresden. After an introduction to the opportunities and risks of AI and the possibilities of detecting fakes, the consequences for journalism were examined in more detail. Will AI replace journalists or improve their work? How is AI changing journalistic work? Where is this change positive, where is it negative?
The panel discussion on the question: “What can and should humans not give up?” rounds off the event.You can find more information here.