Misinformation in the Age of AI
Join us for our next Under Cover: 250 Years of Spying in America on Monday, April 27, at 6:00 p.m!
At a place like Raynham Hall — home of a wartime intelligence agent for George Washington — it feels fitting to ask: What happens when the tools for spreading false information become more powerful than ever? Misinformation is nothing new, but social media and artificial intelligence have introduced an entirely new frontier, making it easier than ever to create and share text, images, and video that are increasingly indistinguishable from the real thing. This talk traces how we got here, explores what’s at stake in our current moment, and offers a window into the promising work researchers, journalists, and technologists are doing to help us navigate a world where seeing — and reading — may no longer be believing.
Scott Lowenstein is the Director of Product for AI at The New York Times, where he focuses on bringing responsible uses of AI into the reader experience. As part of the Times’ R&D group, he led the News Provenance Project and worked with publishers and tech companies to create a cryptographic standard for verifying digital media authenticity. Before that, he worked on misinformation detection and prevention at Twitter and as a pollster for political campaigns. He holds an MBA from Stanford and a degree in applied mathematics and economics from Brown University. Tickets are $25 for nonmembers, $20 for members, and $10 for students.
