Tag: Disinformation
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A New Role at Microsoft and the Start of My PhD
This month brings two changes. My project at Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab is complete, and I have started a new role as Field CTO for Microsoft Tech for Social Impact (TSI) in EMEA. And on January 15, I was accepted as a doctoral candidate in applied computer science. Two years in the AI for…
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How ChatGPT Changes the Disinformation Problem
Since OpenAI released ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, generative AI has moved from research labs into everyday use, and in March OpenAI followed up with GPT-4. Most of the public discussion is about productivity: drafting emails, summarizing documents, writing code. I keep coming back to a different question. What happens to disinformation when convincing text…
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#datamustread 2022 Essentials: How to Level Up In Your Data Journey
For some time now, I have been using the hashtag #datamustread on LinkedIn and Twitter to regularly recommend books that are essential for a data journey. At the end of this year, I would like to put together some absolute highlights that I consider to be absolute #datamustread books: 📖 True or False by Cindy…
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10 Lessons the Post-Pandemic Era has taught us
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on societies and economies around the world. Ten lessons the post-pandemic era (PPE) has taught us: Most office work can be done from anywhere. Face-to-face meetings can be avoided in 90% of cases. Most meetings can be reduced to 30 minutes. Breaks between meetings are important to…
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Data, Disinformation, and the War in Ukraine
On April 27, Microsoft published a 21-page special report, An overview of Russia’s cyberattack activity in Ukraine. According to the report, it was prepared by Microsoft’s Digital Security Unit, leveraging the intelligence and findings of the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and data analysis of Microsoft’s AI for Good Research Lab, the team I joined…
