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Center for an Informed Public

@uwcip

University of Washington research center. Resisting strategic misinformation, promoting an informed society, and strengthening democratic discourse.
Seattle, WA cip.uw.edu Joined July 2019
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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-mis…
apnews.com Trump arrested? Putin jailed? Fake AI images spread online Fake images of former President Donald Trump being arrested by New York City police and Russian President Vladimir Putin behind prison bars have flooded social media in recent days.
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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-…
www.kiro7.com AI goes mainstream with ChatGPT in Bing; experts warn of pitfalls There’s a waitlist right now for the new Bing search engine. Microsoft says it’ll be available to millions in the coming weeks.
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“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/…
www.poynter.org This newspaper doesn’t exist: How ChatGPT can launch fake news sites in minutes - Poynter The buzzy new AI tool can quickly create entire news organizations out of thin air. Should we be freaking out?
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Coming up at 2 p.m. (Eastern) / 11 a.m. (Pacific): @uwcip director and @hcdeUW associate professor @katestarbird joins a special panel discussion with @donie, @ddale8 and @snlyngaas. RSVP to attend: CNN.com/citizen
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Join us today at 2 PM ET for a special #CITIZENCNN on the myth of widespread election fraud featuring @Donie, @DDale8, @SNLyngaas, and @KateStarbird. RSVP: CNN.com/citizen.
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"Slow down in sharing, especially during this state of Twitter flux,” @uwcip co-founder and @uw_ischool associate professor @jevinwest told @seattletimes in an interview: seattletimes.com/business/techn…
www.seattletimes.com How to spot misinformation amid Twitter's dizzying changes Washington’s Emergency Management Department is hoping to help users spot the difference between government accounts on Twitter, and the imposters.