Institutional development · Digital transformation, data and AI · Brazil
Unesp professor leads AI-and-journalism programme that has funded ten open-source tools
A professor at Unesp (São Paulo State University) leads Codesinfo, a programme against disinformation that has funded ten open-source digital tools and runs fact-checking training.
Why it matters: Unesp, whose professor leads Codesinfo, is tied to a programme that has funded ten open-source tools and runs training in fact-checking and reliable news production.
According to Unesp's newsroom, a Unesp professor leads an initiative that combines artificial intelligence and journalism to counter disinformation.
Unesp reports that the programme, Codesinfo, was created by the Instituto para o Desenvolvimento do Jornalismo (Institute for the Development of Journalism).
Unesp says Codesinfo has so far funded ten open-source digital tools.
The programme also runs training intended to build expertise in fact-checking and in producing reliable news, according to Unesp.
Editor’s view
Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
Codesinfo, created by the Instituto para o Desenvolvimento do Jornalismo and led by a Unesp professor, has funded ten open-source digital tools to date and runs training aimed at strengthening fact-checking expertise.
