Attacked by conservatives, UW misinformation researcher gears up for 2024
Kate Starbird, director and co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public, has become a target of the internet misinformation spreaders she studies.
Press Hits
The 2024 Election Will Be Unlike Any Other. Is the Media Ready?
Journalists are facing “deep fakes,” sagging trust, global unrest and an unprecedented Trump campaign being run “from the courthouse steps.”
Athens Roundtable on AI and Rule of Law Spotlights Ethical, Legislative Issues
Marking a year since the introduction of ChatGPT, the two-day summit featured five members of Congress and dozens of leaders in research, industry, policy and law.
Elon Musk Is Not the Person of This Year—Or Any Other | Opinion
I wonder what Elon Musk's adoring fans will say next year, when X.com/Twitter inevitably declares bankruptcy.
Misinformation research is under attack. So what’s the plan for 2024?
Between Big Tech’s staff cuts and ongoing political assaults, misinformation researchers and tech accountability groups have no choice but to change course.
Profit, not progress, animates the tech world
The OpenAI implosion exposes the reality behind the industry's flowery rhetoric
Unveiling the Hottest Political Advertising Trends on Facebook in 2020
Unveiling the Hottest Political Advertising Trends on Facebook in 2020.
Why AI and data might not belong in trade deals
The US is backing the right to regulate over the free flow of information.
Platform Researcher Access Tools & The Brussels Effect
X (formerly Twitter) sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate for “improperly” accessing data. Meta is planning to shut down Crowdtangle. TikTok’s Researcher API is lackluster. For those paying...