Twitter acquires AI startup to fight fake news

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has acquired a Uk-based startup, named Fabula AI, which is working on a technology

to detect fake news, according to a report by Techcrunch. The company has purchased the startup in order to crack down on the amount of fake news that is spread on its platform. However, Twitter didn’t mention how it plans to use the technology, only that Fabula will give the company the ability to “analyze very large and complex datasets.” According to the report, Twitter will use the startup’s tech and talent as the social network’s “key driver” in its efforts to make people feel safe, to help them see more relevant information and “to improve the health of the conversation” on the platform. Fake News is really making a buzz right now and some studies shows that Fabula AI is really about helping identify the authenticity of any information that circulates on social media — regardless of intent.