YouTube taught its recommendation system how to recognize and demote conspiratorial videos, but organic link-sharing and bot promotion are thwarting its efforts
From flat-earthers to QAnon to Covid quackery, the video giant is awash in misinformation. Can AI keep the lunatic fringe from going viral?
YouTube is awash in misinformation from flat-earthers to QAnon to Covid conspiracy theorists. Can AI keep the lunatic fringe from going viral? https://www.wired.com/...
@jaredpolis
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Conspiracy theories are a real danger to civil society. It's hard to bridge the divide on opinions if we can't even agree on the facts. Be smart, be skeptical, and avoid falling into a rabbit hole of lies. https://www.wired.com/...
@susanwojcicki
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“It was a complex feat of engineering, and it worked; the algorithm is less likely now to promote misinformation.” Check out this Wired piece, YouTube's Plot to Silence Conspiracy Theories: https://www.wired.com/...