[UCI ICS] Ukr.ai Develops AI Model to Detect Misinformation on Russia-Ukraine War

Originally published on March 22 by UCI ICS. Written by Karen Phan.

For better or for worse, social media is becoming the primary source of news for people across the world. It’s where we get live news updates on our phones, but it’s also where misinformation proliferates. Social media won’t go away anytime soon. So for now, what can we do to fight misinformation on the Internet?

This was the question that inspired a group of students to create ukr.ai, an artificial intelligence model that detects inaccurate tweets or facts for the HackUCI 2022 hackathon. Ukr.ai specifically analyzes information about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

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