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Detecting – and making – fake news with AI

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How artificial intelligence can detect – and create – fake news [Click here to view this message in your web-browser](. Edition: US 3 May 2018 [[The Conversation]Academic rigor, journalistic flair]( Editor's note Tech companies like Facebook say they’ll use artificial intelligence systems to detect fake news and propaganda, but Anjana Susarla, a Michigan State information systems scholar, warns that AI is also part of the problem: [It’s already generating fake videos]( and articles that are startlingly realistic. The company 23andMe recently won approval to market a test that can help determine if a woman has a mutated gene that means she is at greater risk of developing breast cancer. While the company says the information will be empowering, legal scholar Katherine Drabiak of the University of South Florida says [patients need to be educated about genetic testing and risk](. After the cancellation of two exhibitions of well-known artists over allegations of sexual harassment, experts are asking whether the value of art should be associated with the personal conduct of its creator. University of Michigan’s Irina Aristarkhova [answers this complex question]( by revisiting the argument of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in his famous 1830 play, “Mozart and Salieri.” Jeff Inglis Science + Technology Editor Top Stories Is that clickbait true? Crystal Eye Studio/Shutterstock.com [How artificial intelligence can detect – and create – fake news]( Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University By 2022, people in developed countries may see more fake news than accurate information. Artificial intelligence may be to blame – but could also help people sort out the truth from lies. Genetic testing for breast cancer gene mutations is now available. But it could lead to over treatment. Fotos593/Shutterstock.com [As genetic testing for breast cancer gene mutation expands, questions arise about treatment decisions]( Katherine Drabiak, University of South Florida A genetics testing company recently won approval from the FDA to market a test that can identify a breast cancer gene mutation. But what are women supposed to do with that information? There's risk involved. Mosaics by artist Chuck Close on the walls of the new 86th Street subway station on the Second Avenue line in New York. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File [#MeToo in the art world: Genius should not excuse sexual harassment]( Irina Aristarkhova, University of Michigan In his short play from 1830, 'Mozart and Salieri,' Russian poet Alexander Pushkin proposed that genius and evil are incompatible. Here's why this argument is worth revisiting in light of #MeToo. Politics + Society - [As Israel turns 70, many young American Jews turn away]( Dov Waxman, Northeastern University As Israel approaches the 70th anniversary of its establishment, many older American Jews will be celebrating. Many younger ones will wonder whether the Jewish state is something to celebrate at all. Environment + Energy - [Another problem with China's coal: Mercury in rice]( Noelle Eckley Selin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sae Yun Kwon, Pohang University of Science and Technology Study finds that coal pollution in China is leading to people getting significant levels of mercury poisoning from rice. Science + Technology - [Meet the ocean creatures that use a mesh of mucus to catch their food]( Kelly Sutherland, University of Oregon Biologists are finding new evidence that these ocean invertebrate grazers don't just ingest whatever they catch. They can actually be picky eaters – and their choices might influence ocean food webs. Economy + Business - [Ben Carson's effort to 'reform' housing safety net would deepen poverty by hurting poorest Americans]( Alex Schwartz, The New School The administration's proposed changes to a decades-old housing program supporting the poorest Americans would jack up rents and deepen poverty in the US. - [End of the gig economy? Don't read too much into a California court ruling]( Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon The California Supreme Court made it harder to classify workers as independent contractors. But it's not quite the 'game changer' some observers claim it to be. Arts + Culture - [From the Middle East to the Kentucky Derby, the mint julep has always been about staying cool]( Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University 'Take a silver cup – always a silver cup' and 'fill it with ice pulverized to the fineness of snow,' a Kentucky man explained in 1908. Today’s quote [“An increasing number of individuals are now arriving at the U.S. southwest border because of crime, violence and insecurity in Central America.”]( [The face of Latin American migration is rapidly changing. US policy isn't keeping up]( Jonathan Hiskey Vanderbilt University [Jonathan Hiskey] [Follow us on Twitter.]( [Join us on Facebook.]( You’re receiving this newsletter from [The Conversation](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe instantly](. We’ll miss you. 89 South Street - Suite 202 Boston, MA 02111

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