From combating the spread of misinformation to expanding awareness of the impact of AI on society, seven projects shaping the effects that artificial intelligence has on the field of news and information have received $750,000 in funding. The Ethics and Governance in AI Initiative, a joint project of the MIT Media Lab and the Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, awarded the funding through the AI and the News Open Chal...

A new open call is offering $750,000 for ideas that will shape the impact artificial intelligence has on the field of news and information. From the algorithms that filter social media feeds, to machine-generated news stories, AI is playing an increasingly important role in influencing the quality of information online and how it is distributed and consumed.