Using AI to Research and Detect Disinformation on Social Media
Using AI to Research and Detect Disinformation on Social Media In-Person / Online
Interested in using social media in your research? Are you looking to understand the amount of negative, offensive, or hateful posts?
Please join us for a demonstration of the Pyrra Technologies platform by founder Welton Chang.
This platform provides researchers the ability to track dozens of topics simultaneously and pinpoints relevant content such as hate speech. Project content is organized in a variety of ways to support analysis and research. The platform identifies geographic references and frequently mentioned dates. High-level trends are displayed on a dashboard and our feed enables analysts to deep dive into specific posts and conversations.
This resource is available through Yale Library. To get an account and learn more, please click here.
When: Thursday, February 27, 2025
Time: 4-5 PM
Where: Watson A74
Please note: this is an in-person event
Pyrra Technologies is a company dedicated to enhancing online safety by leveraging artificial intelligence to monitor and analyze social media platforms. Their primary focus is on detecting and addressing threats such as disinformation, hate speech, and potential physical violence. By collecting data from over 30 social media sites, Pyrra's AI-driven solutions enable organizations to identify and track these threats efficiently, providing actionable insights to protect people, assets, and brands.
- Date:
- Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Time:
- 4:00pm - 5:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Campus:
- Science Hill
- Categories:
- Data Visualization Faculty First-Year Students Graduate Students Library Staff Research Skills Senior essays StatLab Undergraduate Students
