Fake News and Artificial Intelligence in Sudan

The Colour of Innovation is a podcast brought to you by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

In this show we cover stories of innovation from across the Arab States. In each episode we examine some of the most pressing development challenges in the region, through stories from people on the ground, social innovators, experts and our colleagues exploring new solutions.

In this episode we discuss how new technologies including Artificial Intelligence tools can be harnessed to counter false or mis-information and how they can be applied in a development context.

We begin with the voice of a Sudanese activist about how young people in Sudan depend on social media for their daily news and how this combination allows for the spread of misinformation.

We speak with Dr. Preslav Nakov from the Qatar Computing Research Institute about how fake news spreads and how this can be countered with artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Finally we return to Sudan where we talk with Ali Muntasir from UNDP Sudan about how false narratives help extremist organizations recruit and how these narratives might be reversed in order to prevent violent extremism.

For more information follow the links below:

Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI): https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/qcri

UNDP Sudan: http://www.sd.undp.org/

UNDP Arab States: http://www.arabstates.undp.org/

UNDP Innovation in the Arab States: http://inno4arabstates.com/  

Credits:

Host: Ben Thompson Coon

Producers: Jennifer Colville and Ben Thompson Coon

Sound Engineer: Benjamin Lehti

Guests: Preslav Nakov, Ali Muntasir

Sudan Correspondent: Ahmed Sandhori