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In this special series that focuses on journalism rather than algorithms, Sermitsiaq's tool translates news content into a minority language ignored by most platforms - and subscribers can also use it for themselves

In this special series that focuses on journalism rather than algorithms, we look at how the Norwegian broadcaster saw audiences doubling their reading time since it started adding automated summaries to its articles

As South Africa talks about the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is going to become more and more prevalent. While AI can be a powerful tool in moderating online social interactions, there is a plethora of concerns regarding issues of accountability, transparency and privacy in AI content moderation.  As Dr Mari-Sanna Paukkeri, CEO and co-founder of the Finnish tech firm, Utopia Analytics, and Avani Singh, a South African data-rights activist and lawyer, po...

EU-Funded AI Identifies Tens of Thousands of Hate Speech Examples Against Muslims in Finland Subscribe According to Mari-Sanna Paukkeri of Utopia Analytics, an AI model to identify hate speech can be built for any language in merely two weeks, if provided a definition of hate speech in a particular culture. A study commissioned by the Finnish Justice Ministry has discovered nearly 300,000 examples of hate speech posted on Finnish-language websites over a two month period. The report is based on...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Utopia AI Determines Amounts of Hate Speech on Different Social Platforms April 22, 2021 GMT HELSINKI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 22, 2021-- Online hate speech shows up most often on discussion forums, according to a Utopia Analytics study for the Ministry of Justice in Finland. The report found that discussion forums are home to 97% of identified hate speech messages. The next largest platform types are Twi...

A Ministry of Justice-commissioned study found most hate speech appeared on online forums. A small number of posters accounted for a significant proportion of the hate speech identified, the study found. Image: Seppo Suvela / Yle A study commissioned by the Ministry of Justice discovered almost 300,000 examples of hate speech posted on Finnish-language websites over a two month period. Most of the hate speech was posted on smaller forums and message boards. "Hate speech is not just a challe...