Current Research

Misinformation

The primary focus of the lab is developing ways to reduce the spread of misinformation, especially on social media, and to mitigate its harmful effects. We are also interested in developing better methods to detect it and to measure its spread.

Explainable AI

AI is a major contributor to the spread of misinformation. Increasingly, it is also being use to mitigate its harms. However, to do this ethically, AI's decisions need to be explained in a way that humans can understand. We have a number of research projects investigating the best way to do this.

Wisdom of Crowds

Increasingly, crowds are being used to both detect and moderate misinformation. We have a number of projects investigating how best to utilise crowds and how to ensure that individuals within a crowd work together in an efficient manner.