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Department of Computer Science and Technology

Date: 
Friday, 15 March, 2024 - 12:00 to 13:00
Speaker: 
Mevan Babakar, Google
Venue: 
https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86071371348?pwd=OVlqdDhZNHlGbzV5RUZrSzM1cUlhUT09

An overview of the mis/disinformation space, a framework for breaking it down into meaningful problems, and a look at some of the new tools and technology coming from Google to support fact-checkers and expert users around the world.

Bio:

Mevan Babakar is the News and Information Credibility Lead at Google, working to tackle misinformation globally, and to support journalists. In 2023 she was selected by the Obama Foundation as an Obama Leader for Europe. Mevan was previously deputy CEO of Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact checking charity where she worked on the problems mis/disinformation for seven years.

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https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86071371348?pwd=OVlqdDhZNHlGbzV5RUZrSzM1cUlhUT09

Meeting ID: 860 7137 1348

Passcode: 387918

Seminar series: 
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