Researchers developed an AI to combat social media disinformation

MIT researchers developed an AI that can detect disinformation and the accounts that spread it with a success rate around 96%. — Relaxnews

Disinformation campaigns are becoming increasingly frequent on social networks, especially in the run-up to elections. Such campaigns are capable of manipulating opinion, reinforcing conspiracy theories or even swaying elections.

To counter this new danger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have designed an artificial intelligence system capable of identifying fake news with great accuracy.