CIP director Jevin West and faculty affiliate Carl Bergstrom were quoted in the Washington Post’s article on the spread of misinformation about the novel coronavirus. West and Bergstrom explained how misinformation works and why certain entities may have an interest in spreading it. They also appeared on a Washington Post podcast on the same topic. Read the full article at WashingtonPost.com
CIP researchers awarded UW Population Health Initiative pilot grant to study AI and health (mis)information
A team including CIP researchers was one of 14 to be awarded a Tier 1 pilot grant this fall from the UW Population Health Initiative.