Digital deception before voting: How fake news casting spell on India’s assembly polls?

Mohd Fahad The writer is Editor (National Desk) at First India Elections in India have always been contested not just on the ground but also in the realm of narratives. However, in recent years—especially during Assembly elections in states like West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry—the battlefield has decisively shifted to digital platforms. […]

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AI vs AI: Can Fakes Fight Fakes? The Desperate Battle Against Online Misinformation

The saying “pics or it didn’t happen” used to be a foolproof way to demand evidence for outrageous online stories. However, with the rise of AI image generators, discerning truth from fiction has become a much trickier proposition. These AI tools leverage machine learning and natural language processing to analyze our online behavior, including likes, […]

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In an effort to cleanse its image, Facebook drops facial recognition

On November 2,2021, Facebook’s VP of Artificial Intelligence Jerome Pesenti announced in a post that Facebook will be dropping the facial recognition feature. For many years, Facebook users were automatically recognized on pictures posted by other users and would also instantly recommend the person while tagging.  Pesenti however announced that Meta (Facebook’s now parent company) […]

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