How hackers are using AI to fight fake news

Some of our best minds in tech have set out to tackle the problem of fake news with the help of artificial intelligence. A group of researchers, academics, engineers and hackers have come together with the hope that human fact-checkers will pick up the slack when AI technology reaches its limits. This grassroots movement spurred a website, the Twitter hashtag #FakeNewsChallenge, and a presence within online communities like Slack and GitHub. Cade Metz, a senior staff writer at Wired who wrote about this crusade, joined Marketplace host Lizzie O'Leary to talk about AI's role in the fight against fake news. The following transcript was edited for clarity and brevity.