How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News : Exploring the Impacts of Social Media, Deepfakes, GPT-3, and More / by Noah Giansiracusa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giansiracusa, Noah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Algorithms.

Technology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Technology.

Artificial intelligence.

Quantitative research.

Data mining.

Ethics of Technology.

Artificial Intelligence.

Data Analysis and Big Data.

Design and Analysis of Algorithms.

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.

Local Subjects:

Algorithms.

Ethics of Technology.

Artificial Intelligence.

Data Analysis and Big Data.

Design and Analysis of Algorithms.

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2021.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2021.

Summary:

From deepfakes to GPT-3, deep learning is now powering a new assault on our ability to tell what’s real and what’s not, bringing a whole new algorithmic side to fake news. On the other hand, remarkable methods are being developed to help automate fact-checking and the detection of fake news and doctored media. Success in the modern business world requires you to understand these algorithmic currents, and to recognize the strengths, limits, and impacts of deep learning---especially when it comes to discerning the truth and differentiating fact from fiction. This book tells the stories of this algorithmic battle for the truth and how it impacts individuals and society at large. In doing so, it weaves together the human stories and what’s at stake here, a simplified technical background on how these algorithms work, and an accessible survey of the research literature exploring these various topics. How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News is anaccessible, broad account of the various ways that data-driven algorithms have been distorting reality and rendering the truth harder to grasp. From news aggregators to Google searches to YouTube recommendations to Facebook news feeds, the way we obtain information today is filtered through the lens of tech giant algorithms. The way data is collected, labelled, and stored has a big impact on the machine learning algorithms that are trained on it, and this is a main source of algorithmic bias ­– which gets amplified in harmful data feedback loops. Don’t be afraid: with this book you’ll see the remedies and technical solutions that are being applied to oppose these harmful trends. There is hope. .

Contents:

1. Perils of Pageview

2. Crafted by Computer

3. Deepfake Deception

4. Autoplay the Autocrats

5. Prevarication and the Polygraph

6. Gravitating to Google

7. Avarice of Advertising

8. Social Spread

9. Tools for Truth.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781484271551

1484271556

OCLC:

1261364715