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WEF Speaker Calls for AI to Help Curb Online ‘Misinformation’

The WEF has its sights on tackling ’misinformation and disinformation' over the next 2 years.
WEF Speaker Calls for AI to Help Curb Online ‘Misinformation’
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Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
1/18/2024|Updated: 1/18/2024
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A world in which artificial intelligence vets what people are allowed to see online has been advocated at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos by Australia’s eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant.

For the next two years, WEF speakers identified misinformation and disinformation regulation as a major priority.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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