New AI tool tracks evolution of COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media
Date Time New AI tool tracks evolution of COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 19, 2021—A new machine-learning program accurately identifies COVID-19-related conspiracy theories on social media and models how they evolved over time—a tool that could someday help public health officials combat misinformation online. “A lot of machine-learning studies related to misinformation on social media focus on identifying different kinds of conspiracy theories,” said Courtney Shelley, a postdoctoral researcher in the Information Systems and Modeling Group at Los A...
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