We believe in a world where truth matters. This is why we are creating an “infovaccine” against disinformation on the Web. The Infotester4Education project, of which the Open University of Cyprus is a key partner, will offer an exclusive online course to build a society resilient to disinformation. The course will use AI to give feedback to students. We will train the AI to detect disinformation.
But - we need your help! First, we must create a dataset of articles, which are judged as being either credible, or not. Joining the team presents a unique opportunity for students to receive state-of-the-art disinformation debunking training, as well as access to the dataset and tools that will be developed.
Benefits for students selected to participate in the Disinformation Detection Team:
- You will receive training from debunking experts (October 2024, online).
- You will receive a certificate documenting your credentials of debunking skills.
- You will collaborate with experts across Europe to hunt for disinformation.
- All participating students will be acknowledged in the team's online reports.
To receive the certificate, you need to:
- Attend the online training.
- Complete the evaluation of approximately 200 articles upon completing the training
Recruitment Criteria:
- Good Web skills.
- Ability to critically evaluate Web content in English.
- Ability to allocate a certain amount of time to evaluating Web articles.
The OUC team participating in the project is the Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency.
Please fill in your details unil October 18, 2024, and we will contact you with more information about the training: https://forms.gle/yuPxAPLhQDFeybKB8
For more information on this opportunity, please contact the Coordinator of the OUC Disinformation Detection Team, Maria Kasinidou (