Researchers create new method to ensure integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain
Source: Researchers create new method to ensure integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain
Author / Pavlos Efraimidis
The AI That Can Write a Fake News Story From a Handful of Words – Bloomberg
OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research group co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has demonstrated a piece of software that can produce authentic-looking fake news articles after being given just a few pieces of information.
Source: The AI That Can Write a Fake News Story From a Handful of Words – Bloomberg
These Android apps have been tracking you, even when you say stop – CNET
Exclusive: Advertisers are collecting info that can help them skirt an Android privacy feature, according to new research.
Source: These Android apps have been tracking you, even when you say stop – CNET
Apple VA deal: Putting patients in control of their health info
Apple’s work with the VA is important, and not just for veterans. The barriers that have prevented people from accessing their health data are now coming down.
Source: Apple VA deal: Putting patients in control of their health info
Veterans of the News Business Are Now Fighting Fakes – The New York Times
After raising $6 million, the start-up NewsGuard, co-founded by Steve Brill, has signed Microsoft as its first major client. The main goal: to combat the spread of false stories on the internet.
Source: Veterans of the News Business Are Now Fighting Fakes – The New York Times
The Rise of the Robot Reporter – The New York Times
Fast, accurate and no typos! Bloomberg News, The Washington Post and The Associated Press test out machine-generated journalism.
Software that can automatically detect fake news
Invented stories, distorted facts: fake news is spreading like wildfire on the internet and is often shared on without thought, particularly on social media. In response, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a system that automatically analyzes social media posts, deliberately filtering out fake news and disinformation. To do this, the tool analyzes both content and metadata, classifying it using machine learning techniques and drawing on user interaction to optimize the results as it goes.
After Facebook, Apple bans Google from running internal iOS apps | BGR India
Apple has blocked Google’s ability to distribute its internal iOS apps, before Google could voluntarily shut it down.
Source: After Facebook, Apple bans Google from running internal iOS apps | BGR India
Facebook reportedly paying teens to install VPN app that spies on them | BGR India
Facebook reportedly asserted that it was working on a research program to learn about users smartphone habits and usage to help serve better.
Source: Facebook reportedly paying teens to install VPN app that spies on them | BGR India
On Twitter, limited number of characters spreading fake info
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tiny fraction of Twitter users spread the vast majority of fake news in 2016, with conservatives and older people sharing misinformation more, a new study finds. Scientists examined more than 16,000 U.S. Twitter accounts and found that 16 of them — less than one-tenth of 1 percent — tweeted out nearly 80 percent of the misinformation masquerading as news, according to a study Thursday in the journal Science . About 99 percent of the Twitter users spread virtually no fake information in the most heated part of the election year, said study co-author David Lazer, a Northeastern University political and computer science professor.
Source: On Twitter, limited number of characters spreading fake info
