News coverage from April 2024 about the Center for an Informed Public and CIP-affiliated research and researchers.
- KING5-TV (April 15): “Island County candidate targeted by fake email scam”
CIP co-founder Jevin West, a UW Information School associate professor, was interviewed by KING-5 for a story about a situation involving fake emails impersonating an Island County Commission candidate and tools that can be used to impersonate people online. “I think we can expect to see much more of this,” West said. “We’re no longer just talking about this sort of thing. It’s happening right now.”
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- Agence France-Presse (April 23): “Recycled ‘zombie’ misinformation targets US voters”
CIP postdoctoral scholar Mert Can Bayar was interviewed for an Agence France-Presse wire story about how Americans are being targeted with “zombie” misinformation. “Content creators might have financial incentives or personal reasons for recycling such claims, but many of the people who spread such claims also genuinely believe in them,” Bayar said.
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- CNBC (April 23): “Consumer protections better suited to address security risks than outright TikTok ban, according to law professor”
In a live CNBC interview, CIP co-founder Ryan Calo, a UW School of Law and Information School professor who also co-directs the UW Tech Policy Lab, discussed the implications of legislation that could lead to TikTok from being banned in the U.S.
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- The Markup (April 25): “How I explained AI and deepfakes using only basic Vietnamese”
UW Information School PhD student and CIP researcher Sarah Nguyen was referenced in an article in The Markup around the challenges of teaching Vietnamese immigrants about deepfakes and other synthetic media.
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- KOMO-TV (April 25): “Fatal Tesla crash raises questions on driver distraction, autopilot technical faults”
CIP co-founder Ryan Calo, a UW School of Law and Information School professor, spoke with KOMO-TV about liability issues around a fatal crash involving a driver using Tesla’s autopilot driving feature.
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- The Seattle Times (April 26): “North Macedonians’ Seattle visit highlights press freedom, judicial transparency”
The Center for an Informed Public and Kate Starbird were referenced in an opinion article in The Seattle Times by retired King County Superior Court judge William Downing about a visiting delegation of judges and journalists from North Macedonia.
