Misinformation, AI, and Elections: The Role of the News Industry in Safeguarding Democracy in the AI Era

  • Friday, Sep 29 – 1 PM – 1:45 PM ET (17 – 17:45 UTC)
  • Not available virtually
  • #ONA23

Misinformation has long been a center-stage issue, but what happens when AI is thrown into the mix, and what can the news industry do about it? With elections of massive consequence unfolding now and on the horizon across the globe, join AI + media leader Charlie Beckett of Polis at the London School of Economics and AI + social science expert Dr. Munmun De Choudhury of Georgia Tech as they discuss these questions and more. Newsroom Robots podcast host, educator and data scientist Nikita Roy will moderate.

Speakers

Charlie Beckett
Professor + Founding Director, Polis, London School of Economics
@charliebeckett

Munmun De Choudhury
Associate Professor of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech

Moderator

Nikita Roy
Host, Newsroom Robots
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