Center for an Informed Public

University of Washington research center. Resisting strategic misinformation, promoting an informed society, and strengthening democratic discourse.

[PBS News @NewsHour]

President Biden convened a meeting of artificial intelligence experts to discuss its risks, opportunities and to consider the role of the federal government in its regulation.

@rcalo of the University of Washington is following all of this closely. https://t.co/x2wbLMyl6O

[WA State Library @WAStateLib]

Check out "Think More, Share Less: Mini-MisinfoDay," a free virtual event exclusively for UW and WSU alums, as well as educators and librarians following MisinfoDay! @uwcip @MurrowCollege
Tuesday, April 25, 4–6 p.m.

https://t.co/AnkeAH6ItC

[The News Literacy Project @NewsLitProject]

"Any aberration from the normal is just evidence for these conspiracy theorists,” says @RachelEMoran in this piece ⤵️, perfectly summing up how conspiracy theories gain steam so quickly & reach the masses

[Allen School @uwcse]

When it comes to #ChatGPT in academia, whether you are inclined to ban it or embrace it, you definitely should understand it. Join us Wednesday, April 5, for “Demystifying ChatGPT for Academics” featuring a panel of @UW & #UWAllen experts. Learn more: https://t.co/WV7U1YuDXu

[SeattleTimes Opinion @SeaTimesOpinion]

Misinformation expert @jevinwest of @uwcip asks whether chatbots will make the world better or worse, and shares his concerns. https://t.co/8K2eGJgKuH

[Ryan Calo @rcalo]

Should TikTok be banned? Congressman @chairmang says Yes, I argue No. https://t.co/nCW9Tkc0P9 for @nytimes & @Scholastic Upfront

[Center for an Informed Public @uwcip]

Fake images and video can "add noise during crisis events. It also increases the cynicism level,” @uwcip co-founder and @uw_ischool associate professor @jevinwest tells @AP. “You start to lose trust in the system and the information that you are getting.” https://t.co/TaH9JLcWZY

[UW School of Law @UWSchoolofLaw]

Professor @rcalo offers comments on the legal and national security concerns regarding TikTok in this @NewsHour discussion.
https://t.co/ctfBLrrpkF

[UW iSchool @uw_ischool]

The @uwcip and @MurrowCollege welcomed hundreds of high school students to the @UW campus Tuesday for #MisinfoDay, where they learned about misinformation and strategies to resist it.

More photos on our Facebook page: https://t.co/QP11ZrndIS

[Murrow College WSU @MurrowCollege]

MisinfoDay 2023 with @uwcip! Photos from @WSUVancouver working with students to develop critical thinking and information literacy skills. #MisinfoDay23

[Data & Society @datasociety]

D&S program director @charleycjohnson is on the selection committee for this year's @uwcip Award for Impact & Excellence! Send in your nominations for exceptional work that addresses the challenges of mis- and disinformation, by 3/26. https://t.co/ubpRLUL7Cf

[Ryan Calo @rcalo]

Nominate a person or org doing exemplary work in misinformation studies. https://t.co/ea68MQQLb2

[IC2S2 @IC2S2]

Prof. Jevin West from @UW_iSchool will be the 9th Keynote Speaker at #IC2S2 in Copenhagen. Abstract submissions: https://t.co/XMohMTqLCq. @jevinwest, @uwcip, @UW

[UW iSchool @uw_ischool]

Outdated or incorrect information can continue to influence our beliefs even after it’s been corrected. @uwcip Postdoctoral Scholar @MaddyJalbert writes about this this continued influence effect in the @SeattleTimes. https://t.co/Ck2TRcyg8m

[Tech Policy Lab @TechPolicyLab]

Hosting a Supreme Court listening party for Gonzalez v. Google with @uwcip at the @UWSchoolofLaw.

[SeattleTimes Opinion @SeaTimesOpinion]

We're all susceptible to the influence of outdated or problematic information, especially when trying to navigate the deluge of news and information @maddyjalbert of @uwcip writes. https://t.co/zRltolQcOZ

[Center for an Informed Public @uwcip]

@SteveChiger @Gplastrik @NewLitProject @tipteachers Here's what we have planned around this year's MisinfoDay program: https://t.co/z2EYpd6CMJ

[Center for an Informed Public @uwcip]

Misinformation via AI chatbots is "something that’s going to continue to crop up. And we have to be aware of it as a society," @uwcip co-founder @jevinwest told @DeedeeKIRO7 in an interview: https://t.co/oboT6mMc2X

[Center for an Informed Public @uwcip]

“Previously a well written, well laid out publication with headshots and bylines, etc., meant something,” @uwcip research scientist @holden told @Poynter @mediawise in an interview about the risks of ChatGPT spinning up convincing looking fake news sites. https://t.co/gZ0ezlkejV