Should We Trust AI Fact Checkers? | UnSpun Journal Club
About this episode
This episode explores the role of AI in fact-checking and its implications for misinformation.
Can artificial intelligence help stop misinformation—or could it quietly make the problem worse? In this episode of UnSpun Journal Club , check out new research on whether communication managers trust AI fact-checking tools and what happens when humans remain "in the loop." Follow Dr. Sturg BlueSky - Prof. Amanda Sturgill (@DrSturg) Websites - Sturg says | Unspun’s Substack Questions and Tips TheUnspunPodcast@gmail.com Dr. Sturg’s Books Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News We are #AltGov: Inside the Resistance on Social Media Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
People in this episode
Host: Amanda Sturgill
Topics covered
- AI fact checking
- misinformation
- communication management
- trust in technology
- human oversight
Keywords
- AI
- fact checkers
- misinformation
- communication managers
- trust
- human involvement
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Organizations: Unspun, Unspun’s Substack, RedCircle
Books & works: Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News, #AltGov: Inside the Resistance on Social Media
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