Analyzing Conspiracies through Folklore, Epidemiology, and Artificial Intelligence by Benjamin Radford

Benjamin Radford discusses the rise of digital disinformation, particularly in the context of public health, and how computational folklore, epidemiology, and artificial intelligence can be used to address it. By combining narrative analysis with epidemiological models, researchers are using computational methods to map and predict the spread of misinformation, offering a new way to track and combat conspiracy theories and rumors on social media. Read this article and find accompanying references at:  https://skepticalinquirer.org/2024/04/analyzing-conspiracies-through-folklore-epidemiology-and-artificial-intelligence/ About the Author: Benjamin Radford, M.Ed., is a scientific paranormal investigator, a research fellow at the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, deputy editor of the Skeptical Inquirer, and author, co-author, contributor, or editor of twenty books and over a thousand articles on skepticism, critical thinking, and science literacy. His newest book is America the Fearful. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/ Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is a production of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.