Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) has launched the Digital Witness Lab to examine the societal implications of technology and the role of algorithms. Led by Surya Mattu, a data engineer and journalist, the lab aims to bring attention to the human influence behind algorithms and demonstrate how technology can be constructed with civic values instead of just corporate ones. Mattu's work critiques the privacy pitfalls and biases in technology, and he's now focusing on the effects of WhatsApp, especially in India and Brazil, where misinformation campaigns are rampant. The lab also aims to investigate the impact of AI-generated content on misinformation and explore alternatives to the traditional venture capitalist model in tech development.
Read more here: https://international.princeton.edu/news/princetons-digital-witness-lab-will-investigate-how-whatsapp-misinformation-affects-elections.
