#Democracy needs a factual foundation.

That's why we're launching three new projects that deal with topics like #provenance and #transparency, audio #forensics, and user-centered #disinformation countering.

All of them are funded by the Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt – which recognizes the importance of societal and digital resilience.

More information on CleanFeed, PADSE, and Fake-O-Meter over here:
https://innovation.dw.com/articles/new-projects-verification-mil-transparency-bmftr

And a big shout-out to our partners!

The #OSINT navigator by Buried Signals is all about finding the right #tools for your #verification / #Investigation workflow.

The DB is compiled from different toolkits: A crawler checks all sources, adds new tools, flags deprecated ones. The Navigator also adds a structured documentation.

And what's really cool: no hallucinations / BS (apparently) thanks to a reined in #LLM.

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https://navigator.indicator.media

The AIB International Media Excellence Awards (#TheAIBs) are open for entry.

Submit your outstanding factual content (plenty of formats and platforms) via this website:

https://theaibs.tv

#journalism #awards

"Lonely young people are likely better off texting a random stranger than talking to a chatbot."

Rosie Thomas for @404mediaco:

https://www.404media.co/chatgpt-loneliness-study-college-students-random-strangers-texting/

#AI #psychology

If you're looking for a good round-up of the International Journalism Festival in #Perugia (insights, projects, quotes), check out what Matthew Leake, Marina Adami, Eduardo Suárez, and Gretel Kahn published on the @reutersinstitute blog:

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/international-journalism-festival-2026-what-we-learnt-perugia-about-future-news

#IJF #journalism #insights

The "Dot Pad" helps blind healthcare worker Tumpa Pal collaborate with colleagues, serve patients – and bring primary care to one of the most isolated regions in India.

Syamantak Ghosh and Subrata Goswami on smart tactile graphics, innovative inclusion, and medical care in the Sundarbans:

https://www.dw.com/en/in-indian-sundarbans-tech-enables-health-care-for-all/video-75731420

#technology #inclusion #healthcare

Five clear and useful #charts on the current state of #AI –compiled by Michelle Kim for @mittechreview:

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/13/1135675/want-to-understand-the-current-state-of-ai-check-out-these-charts/

#DDJ

Journalists get crafty with AI:

"(...) the #Manosphere Report now follows about 80 podcasts (...). When one of the shows publishes a new episode, the tool automatically downloads it, transcribes it, and summarizes the transcript. Every 24 hours the tool collates those summaries and generates a meta-summary with shared talking points and other notable daily trends. The final report is (...) emailed to journalists each morning".

Andrew Deck for Nieman Lab: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/how-the-new-york-times-uses-a-custom-ai-tool-to-track-the-manosphere/

#AI #NYT

...and we're back from the easter break!

With a post on AI, avatars and sign languages.

"For nearly a million Kenyans, silence means exclusion. Terp360 flips the script with AI-driven sign language translation; proving innovation can break the deepest human barriers."

George Mutero for DW:

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https://www.dw.com/en/ai-smashes-silence-terp360-bridges-human-gaps/video-75907926

#AI #Avatars #SignLanguage

Even the smallest researchers and project managers need a break. 🐣🐣🐣

This account is hitting pause until April 13th. Some team members are off, some are operating at chicklet capacity.

Also: Have you seen the internet lately? There's plenty of content out there. You'll manage. We're a media tech R&D team, not a content machine. So we're doing what research people do best: stepping back, thinking, and occasionally going down a slide.

Happy Easter. See you on the other side. 🌱