Artificial Intelligence & Disinformation
This cluster event is a joint initiative between the HYBRIDS project and IBERIFIER, bringing together experts to explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Disinformation. The event will serve to introduce the main objectives of the two projects and will feature presentations on some of their main interests and research. A round table will also be organized, with the participation of several journalists from different media, to discuss on how AI and language models can both detect and contribute to the spread of disinformation, with a particular focus on the role of media.
About IBERIFIER:
IBERIFIER is a digital media observatory for Spain and Portugal, funded by the European Commission and connected to the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO). Coordinated by the University of Navarra, IBERIFIER brings together twelve universities, five fact-checking organizations, news agencies, and six multidisciplinary research centers. The observatory focuses on combating disinformation and promoting media literacy across the Iberian Peninsula. You can find more information about Iberifier here.
About HYBRIDS:
The HYBRIDS project, funded by the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (HE MSCA) and co-funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) HE funding guarantee, addresses a broad spectrum of topics related to disinformation, abusive language, and public discourse. These include analyzing social media discourse, tracking the impact of political speech on public opinion, detecting hate speech, identifying toxic bots, and fact-checking claims, among others. Coordinated by CiTIUS at the University of Santiago de Compostela, the HYBRIDS consortium includes partner universities, research centers, non-profit organizations, and innovation companies from across Europe. You can find more information about HYBRIDS here.
This event is part of the Joint Research Seminar III (JRS III): Democracy Threats and Public Discourse Analysis, HYBRIDS Case Studies.
This event provides a unique opportunity to explore the challenges and opportunities AI presents in the fight against disinformation, with contributions from both the academic and media sectors.
The full program, including detailed content and schedule, will be published soon. Stay tuned for updates!
Hourly Schedule
Day 1: Thursday, October 24
- 8:50 - 9:00
- Opening
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Speakers:
Pablo Gamallo Otero (HYBRIDS Coordinator)
- 9:00 - 10:00
- Presentation of HYBRIDS PhD Projects
- 10:00 - 11:00
- Presentation of Iberifier
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Speakers:
Ramón Salaverría (IBERIFIER Coordinator)
- 11:00 - 11:30
- COFFEE BREAK
- 11:30 - 12:30
- Talk 1, IBERIFIER
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Speakers:
Paolo Rosso (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia)
- 12:30 - 13:30
- Talk 2, IBERIFIER
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Speakers:
Miguel Paisana (OberCom)
- 13:30 - 16:00
- LUNCH
- 16:00 - 18:00
- ROUND TABLE: AI, Disinformation, and Media
- The objective of this round table is to bring together journalists from various media outlets to share their experiences on the issue of disinformation. The discussion will focus on the role of AI and language models, exploring their contributions both in detecting disinformation and in its malicious spread.
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Speakers:
Alfonso Pato (elDiario.es), César Rodríguez (La Voz de Galicia), Guillermo Infantes (Newtral), Íñigo Caínzos (Cadena SER), Pablo Hernández Escayola (MALDITA.ES)
Day 2: Friday, October 25
- 11:15 - 13:00
- Talk 1
- The presentation will consist of an overview of the fact-checking work carried out by journalists specialized in verification. First, we will discuss the concept of disinformation that we work with at Newtral.es to determine what is verifiable and what is not, as well as the common patterns we observe in so-called "hoaxes." I will also explain how disinformation exploits crisis contexts and present some specific examples in the following areas: hate speech, humanitarian and migratory crises, diplomatic relations, health, electoral processes, and wars. Lastly, I will mention the role of artificial intelligence in the field of disinformation.
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Speakers:
Guillermo Infantes (Newtral)
- 13:00 - 14:30
- LUNCH
- 14:30 - 15:30
- Final discussion and farewell
Date
- Oct 24 - 25 2024
Time
- All Day
More Info
Organizer
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Centro Singular de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Intelixentes (CiTIUS), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
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Website
https://citius.gal/
Speakers
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Ramón Salaverría (IBERIFIER Coordinator)
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Pablo Gamallo Otero (HYBRIDS Coordinator)CiTIUS-USC
I’m associate professor at USC and my research interest is focused on Natural Language Processing and Information Extraction.
I defended my Linguistics PhD thesis at the Université Blaise Pascal (France) in 1998. Then, I won a post-doc position at the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, New University of Lisbon (Portugal), where I worked for four years. Since 2004, I have been working at USC, first as a Ramón y Cajal research fellow and now as Associate Professor. I was the promoter and co-founder of Cilenis, a Spin-Off on language technology and was awarded with the prestigious “Beca Leonardo” funded by FBBVA, in 2016. I am currently a member of the Computational Linguistics group (LComp) of the USC, of which I was co-founder, and a researcher attached to the CiTIUS. I have around 150 peer-reviewed publications. Among them, I am the author of 2 books, 8 book chapters and 53 articles in ranked Q1 or Q2 (7 in the first decile). Concerning funding, I have been the Principal Investigator of 9 R&D projects and 9 transfert contracts with companies and organisations, all of them within the field of natural language processing.
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Paolo Rosso (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia)
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Íñigo Caínzos (Cadena SER)
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Alfonso Pato (elDiario.es)
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Guillermo Infantes (Newtral)
Guillermo is a journalist and is 30 years old. He is part of the fact-checking team at Newtral.es, and his work focuses on detecting and monitoring disinformation on social media, with a special emphasis on coordinated campaigns and foreign interference operations in the field of information (FIMI). He has taught geolocation and OSINT resources in the Master’s in Digital Verification, Fact-checking, and Data Journalism offered by Newtral and CEU-San Pablo University. He has also been a speaker at various forums, such as the Guardia Civil’s Summer Course on Intelligence and Security or the seminar Fighting Disinformation: National Security within the Framework of the EU Strategy at the University of Almería.
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César Rodríguez (La Voz de Galicia)