Ein hybrider KI-Ansatz zur Interpretation wissenschaftlicher Online-Diskurse (AI4SCI)
Abstract
Scientific
findings form a central part of public discourse on the web and in social
media, e.g., in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, due to the
inherent complexity of scientific statements, as well as the inherent
mechanisms of AI-driven online platforms where controversial or false
statements have been shown to generate more interactions and interest,
scientific evidence is often presented in simplified, decontextualized, and
misleading ways. Recent examples include statements about vaccine risks or
COVID19 mortality, which have often been presented in truncated or misleading
ways on the web.
AI4Sci
addresses the challenge of developing hybrid artificial intelligence (AI)
methods for detecting and interpreting scientific claims in large datasets from
online discourse, and thus countering disinformation in the context of science
communication. To this end, the project builds on advances in areas such as
deep learning, natural language processing, and knowledge graphs, and will
develop methods to detect, for example, the quality, correctness, or
completeness of scientific claims in social media or on news sites by
establishing and using relationships between claims and their primary
scientific sources.
This
creates tools for tracking scientific findings in online discourse and
detecting misinformation to improve public discourse and understanding of
complex scientific issues, thereby exerting a democracy-enhancing influence on
online communication. AI4Sci's hybrid methodology will also contribute to
important challenges in AI, such as transparency and reproducibility of AI
models. As part of an international collaboration between GESIS (Germany) and
LIRMM (France) and with the involvement of regional institutions such as the
Heine Center for Artifical Intelligence and Data Science (HeiCAD) at HHU
Düsseldorf, a regional, internationally networked hub for AI methods for the
use and analysis of online discourse will be established, thus strengthening
Germany as an international hub for AI research.
2021-11-01 – 2024-10-31