Tag: FactChecking

This article explores the growing importance of AI in education, from its adoption by schools to its amazing potential when it comes to researching topics. It highlights the need to be extra vigilant with AI tools to prevent misinformation and also examines an incident in which a human historian asked AI to provide information on a difficult historical topic and received a surprisingly accuracte answer. From assisting with research to providing useful information, AI holds a lot of promise.

ChatGPT has revolutionized conversations between journalists and the news industry since its launch in November 2022, reaching over 100 million users within 2 months. ChatGPT's detail-oriented human-like responses and ability to engage in conversations provide journalist's with the tools to personalize content and engage with their audiences. OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus offers a subscription service with $20 per month. However, accuracy is critical, and journalists must be wary of incorrect responses, hallucinations and bias in content. Journalists must also understand ChatGPT's strengths & weaknesses to gain full benefit from it.

This article revolves around the use of generative AI for college essays. Hofstra University is featured in this article, along with its classes and field’s of study that can help students develop the skills needed in their respective industries. A discussion about the dangers of using ChatGPT to gain an unfair advantage is also included. Universities and students must be mindful of ethical decisions and put policies in place to ensure that no cheating occurs. This article acts as a warning while also advising students to rely on their own knowledge and skills to reach their fullest potential.

This comprehensive report from the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (ICHAI) outlines the current state of AI technology, including new analysis on foundation models, training costs, environmental impact, education and public opinion. The report includes discussions on AI bias and toxicity and highlights the fact that AI is proving to be a difficult task for fact checking. Keep up with changing trends in AI technology by reading ICHAI's 386 page report!