Elections, Online Chatter and Content Moderation - Racial Disinformation in the 2020 Election

Explore a thought-provoking seminar from NYU Tandon's ECE Series on Modern Artificial Intelligence, featuring Mutale Nkonde, founding director of AI for the People. Delve into the challenges of racially targeted disinformation on Twitter during the 2020 U.S. Election and the complexities of communicating these issues to trust and safety teams. Gain insights into the evolving online landscape from 2016 to 2020, examine key findings on disinformation networks, and consider recommendations for enhancing racial literacy among computer scientists in industry settings. The talk covers crucial topics such as anti-Black racism, Russian interference, reparations, and computational analysis of tweets. Engage with audience questions on autonomous driving, data collection, and regulations, broadening your understanding of AI's impact on elections and online content moderation.