Jun 17, 2025 | News, Research
By Emma Spiro Center for an Informed Public University of Washington Amid a volatile period of significant uncertainty, we finished another academic year here at the University of Washington, and I wrapped up my first 10 months as the Center for an Informed Public’s...
Jun 4, 2025 | News, Research, Updates
The Center for an Informed Public has awarded Innovation Fund grants to three project proposals, funding that will help support collaborative, multi-disciplinary and timely work intended to advance the CIP’s mission to resist strategic misinformation, promote an...
May 16, 2025 | News, Research
Systems using artificial intelligence, including conversational chatbots, have become more human-like than had ever been imagined where their communication skills are now better than most people. In “The benefits and dangers of anthropomorphic conversational agents,”...
Mar 26, 2025 | News, Research
In a March 24 article, The New York Times highlighted observations that University of Washington Center for an Informed Public co-founder Kate Starbird made during her February 24 University Faculty Lecture, “A spotlight on rumors: Illuminating how influence and...
Mar 3, 2025 | News, Research
The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public has named eight new faculty members — Jody Early (School of Nursing & Health Studies), Susan Joslyn (Psychology), Tamara Lawson (Law), Elizabeth Pendo (Law), Emily Tseng (HCDE), Nick Weber (Information),...