27 June: Using Generative AI for the production, spread, and detection of disinformation – latest insights and innovations

27 June, 14:30 – 15:30 CEST

What are the capabilities of state-of-the-art AI in generating disinformation? What about the innovative AI technologies being developed to detect and combat it? Kalina Bonthcheva from the University of Sheffield will talk about the challenges and opportunities presented by generative AI in the context of disinformation production, spread, and detection.

Watch the replay of this insightful session to explore the evolving landscape of Generative AI and disinformation:

Speaker:

Kalina Bontcheva, University of Sheffield

Prof. Dr. Kalina Bontcheva leads the Natural Language Processing Group at the Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield and is a visiting Senior Researcher at the Big Data and Smart Society Institute in Bulgaria. Her research focus in on AI methods for detection and analysis of online abuse and disinformation. She has leadership roles in the EC-funded veraAI and previously WeVerify projects, as well as the BROD EDMO Hub. Between 2014 and 2016 Prof Bontcheva conceived and led the PHEME project, which was amongst the first EU projects to study computational methods for the detection and tracking of online disinformation.

Moderator:

Alexis Gizikis, EU DisinfoLab

Alexis Gizikis has been working in the EU DisinfoLab since 2018 and is currently coordinating the participation and contributions of the DisinfoLab to its projects. Alexis has more than 20 years of experience in research and development in the ICT sector and has experience in requirements engineering, software development, research, and project management. He has been working in the implementation and management of several projects under the EU funding programmes since FP6. In the EU DisinfoLab, Alexis has been involved and followed the WeVerify, CrossOver, EDMO BELUX, EFCSN, VeraAI, and the ATHENA projects.

The opinions expressed are those of the speakers/authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of EU DisinfoLab. This webinar does not represent an endorsement by EU DisinfoLab of any organisation.