Mar 14, 2024 | 2024 Rapid Research Blog, Rapid Research Blog, Research
2024 U.S. ELECTIONS RAPID RESEARCH BLOG We examine the origins, content, and social media spread of a misleading video that connects U.S. border narratives to concerns with election integrity By Mert Can Bayar, Ashlyn B. Aske, Nina Lutz, Joseph S. Schafer, Stephen...
Feb 21, 2024 | News, Research, Updates
Through our work with the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), we’ve found that provenance can help better calibrate trust and accuracy perceptions of media. But it can come with its own risks of misinterpretation. By Kevin Feng, Jina Yoon, and...
Feb 18, 2024 | Rapid Research Blog, Research
COMMENTARY What happens when inherently hallucinating language models are employed within search engines without proper guardrails in place? By Shahan Ali Memon and Jevin D. West University of Washington Center for an Informed Public Authors’ Note: In this...
Feb 13, 2024 | Events, News, Research, Updates
By Michael Grass University of Washington Center for an Informed Public Crisis events like the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza not only lead to the creation of a lot of information but also generate major demand for information amid great uncertainty...
Feb 12, 2024 | News, Updates
The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public has named five new faculty members, Benjamin Mako Hill (Communication), Carole Lee (Philosophy), Martin Saveski (iSchool), Yanfang Su (Global Health) and Bo Zhao (Geography), bolstering the CIP’s...
Feb 2, 2024 | News, Updates
The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) is seeking a Full-stack Software Engineer to join the Engineering team to support cutting edge research in a societally critical field. The CIP’s mission is to resist strategic misinformation, promote...