Here's a new #tool to help fight #disinfo and facilitate #verification:

SPOT is an #AI-driven natural language interface for geospatial searches in #OpenStreetMap. 🗺 🔍

Fetch an image you need to check.

Identify an info pattern.

Provide instructions: "Show me a parking space within 200 meters of a communications tower and a power pole in Legnago, Italy".

Receive a really good result on an interactive map. 🙌

Details & a call for beta testers in this post: https://innovation.dw.com/articles/geolocation-verification-with-ai-our-solution

Geolocation verification with AI tools, what's our solution?

Can AI help with geolocation verification? Ruben Bouwmeester and Tilman Wagner explain why and how DW Innovation has built their own tool that does exactly that.

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Working in the domain of #disinformation countering / #verification? Here's an interesting #cfp:

The #Cambridge Disinformation #Summit will convene global thought leaders to discuss research regarding the efficacy of potential interventions to mitigate the harms from disinformation. Papers will be selected for presentation at the Summit by an interdisciplinary committee.

https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambridge-disinformation-summit-2025/

The call is open until 25.10.24.

The summit will take place in Cambridge (UK) in April 2025.

Cambridge Disinformation Summit (2025) - Cambridge Judge Business School

Connect with Cambridge Judge! Explore our full calendar of upcoming events, learn about our programmes and connect with world-class speakers.

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Hi there. We 're back from our break. 👋

And he have an interesting link to share: https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-do-i-spot-audio-deepfakes/a-69934521

In this article, Tom Sparrow discusses #audio #deepfakes – which are not only dangerous, but also easy to make and hard to debunk. No need to panic, though: With sharp senses, the right tools, and the help of experts, there's almost always a way to find out if a soundfile is real or fake. 👂

Btw it's nice to see some of our own #verification #tools and tutorials featured here as well. 🙌

Fact check: How do I spot audio deepfakes?

Audio deepfakes clone the voices of politicians and other people of public interest. They can be particularly dangerous during elections cycles, and are often hard to debunk. Here are some tips to help spot them.

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"The 10 points outlined here might help fact-checkers effectively plan and study for future elections everywhere."

(via @Poynter)

https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2024/how-to-fact-check-elections-voting/

#factchecking #verification #elections

10 tips for effective election fact-checking - Poynter

‘What does a good election look like?’

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GAI and LLMs: The future of verification? 🤖🔍 Some tools could be a game-changer, but we need to tread carefully.

@lxplm discusses the potential, challenges, and ethical implications:
https://innovation.dw.com/articles/gai-llms-content-verification-proceed-with-caution

#AI #disinformation #verification #factchecking #tools

GAI and LLMs in Content Verification: Proceed. With Caution.

Alexander Plaum on the boon and bane of generative artificial intelligence in the field of verification and fact-checking.

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