Thursday, November 2, 2023

Generative Misinformation with Dr. Jevin West [video]

 

Generative Misinformation with Dr Jevin West

from the University of Washington, Graduate School Office of Public Lectures
Streamed live on Oct 27, 2023
317 vie• Streamed live on Oct 27, 2023
Join the Office of Public Lectures for an evening with Jevin West, Associate Professor
in UW Information School, Co-founder of the DataLab. Addressing misinformation 
is one of society’s grand challenges. In so doing, we might have a chance at the other 
grand challenges—preventing the next pandemic, preserving our planet, and protecting 
democracy. Humans, armed and amplified with social media, have been the primary 
producers of misinformation. This may be changing. Human-like chatbots and other 
forms of generative AI are and will contribute to this problem. It was a hard enough 
with humans; AI might make pre-2023 look like the good old days of mitigating 
misinformation. In this talk, I will address some of these new challenges and potential 
next steps. [AI did not generate this abstract.]

Dr. West frames the lecture in 4 parts:

  • Let's be Amazed about AI
  • Let's be Scared
  • Let's be Critical
  • Let's be Practical 
  • Questions from the audience

Excellent lecture!

If this all sounds familiar, Jevin West is one of the authors of 

Calling BS: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World.

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