Briefing: Alibaba rolls out AI-powered rumor buster on April Fool’s Day

阿里巴巴发布“AI谣言粉碎机” 让父母不再每天过愚人节 – iHeima

What happened: Alibaba’s research and development unit DAMO (Discovery, Adventure, Momentum, and Outlook) Academy rolled out on April Fool’s Day a rumor verification service that could help Chinese netizens, especially seniors, to identify rumors and false news.

“By bringing it to the public on April Fool’s Day, we want to raise public awareness of the existence of such a technology,” a company spokeswoman told TechNode.

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