Curbing Conspiracies With Artificial Intelligence - YR Media

The most surprising conspiracy I heard about during quarantine – the false belief that rubbing cow poop on yourself will ward off Covid – got me wondering about what technology is available to better understand misinformation, so I interviewed Ezinne Nwankwo. Nwankwo is a Ph.D. Candidate in computer science at University of California, Berkeley. She is currently working on a project that uses AI to address the spread of online misinformation about Covid-19. We talked to Nwankwo about her work, educational journey, and how she learned more about AI. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.