An artificial intelligence company has launched what it says is the first autonomous AI tool for determining the “trustworthiness” of a story.
Called Unpartial and developed by San Jose, California-based Recognant, the tool is an extension for the Chrome browser. CEO Brandon Wirtz told me that other browsers may be supported at some point.
Recognant has described the tool as being a detector of “fake news,” but it’s actually a “trustworthiness” detector. It doesn’t check facts or validate the source, but instead uses generated rules to evaluate the internal validity of a story. It is appropriate only for content of about 300 words or more, which excludes most tweets or Facebook posts.
The tool looks at such factors as whether the article’s conclusions are too biased based on the information presented, if the claims are backed up and if the math makes sense. It also considers the correctness of the grammar, the density of facts and the presence of subjective statements.
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