Ottawa-Funded Misinformation Detection Tool to Rely on Artificial Intelligence

Published on July 31, 2024

A new federally funded tool being developed aimed at helping Canadians detect online misinformation will rely on artificial intelligence (AI), Ottawa has announced. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said on July 29 Ottawa is providing nearly $300,000 to researchers at Université de Montréal (UdeM) to develop the tool. “Polls confirm that most Canadians are very concerned about the rise of mis- and disinformation,” St-Onge wrote on social media. “We’re fighting for Canadians to get the facts” by supporting the university’s independent project, she added. Canadian Heritage says the project will develop a website and web browser extension dedicated to detecting misinformation....

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