dw_innovation

dw_innovation, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to mastodon

We started this account less than 6 months ago. It's going pretty well – thanks to you: 4.2k followers, lots of interactions, questions, and comments. 🎉

A couple of weeks ago, the European Broadcasting Union (#EBU) asked us to write a guest article about our experience with #Mastodon / the #Fediverse, explain the basics, and point out the advantages. :mastodon:

Challenge accepted. 👍

So here's the finished post by @lxplm, hot off the #blog press. ⌨️

🔽
https://www.ebu.ch/news/2024/03/public-broadcasters-of-europe-lets-all-join-mastadon

dw_innovation, 8 months ago to journalism

🚀 We're happy to announce DW Innovation has just launched on Mastodon!

Follow us for discussions on media tech and journalism, from ideas and concepts to prototypes and unfolding trends – and ethical dilemmas. Let's dive into the world of digital media together!

#MediaTech #Journalism #Innovation #Mastodon #NewHere

dw_innovation, 4 months ago to threads

"Maybe we’ll get the interoperable shared, open social web that many of us have wanted for the last twenty plus years? Wilder things have happened."

Here's a very long post (by Tom Coates) on how #Threads / #Meta wants to be a part of the #fediverse:

http://plasticbag.org/archives/2024/01/how-threads-will-integrate-with-the-fediverse/

(You don't have to be a fan of the platform or the company, but one thing's for sure: They're way too big to ignore.)

dw_innovation, 7 months ago to random

10 partners, 3 years, 1 innovative #verification concept.

Learn more about news-polygraph, our latest research project dedicated to countering #disinformation.

https://innovation.dw.com/articles/news-polygraph-content-verification

dw_innovation, 3 months ago to ai

(1/2) By now you've probably heard about #Sora and the latest wave of #AI-driven text-to-#video tools. It's all quite spectacular, but far from perfect. If you take a closer look, it's still possible to detect synthetic content. Essential pro tips: Play everything in slow motion. Consider real world physics – and logic.

dw_innovation, 8 months ago to ai

"Our journalists guarantee our quality. Our commitment to independence, diligence, transparency, respect, diversity of opinion and diversity applies no matter what. At the same time, we are keen to investigate how AI tools can support our journalism."

In a nutshell, this is DW's take on the use of #AI in #news. Details in this commentary by our editor-in-chief Manuela Kasper-Claridge: https://www.dw.com/en/what-is-deutsche-welles-approach-to-generative-ai/a-66868035

More on AI-driven projects & experiments at DW over here: https://innovation.dw.com/topics/ai-automization

👩‍💻 🤖

dw_innovation, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

Good morning. 600+ followers in less than 24 hours – you are amazing! Please give us some time to answer comments and follow back. Cheers!

dw_innovation, 8 months ago to random

People of Mastodon,

We'd like to say thank you once again. We'll soon hit 1000 followers – after merely 36 hours on this platform. Truly incredible.

Since we love networks, we'd like to follow back more of you. Unfortunately, that's not possible at the moment – for technical reasons. We hope this can be fixed in the next couple of days.

Stay federated & catch you later!

dw_innovation, 8 months ago to random

2100 followers and counting. Wow. Thanks again.

More posts are coming up. And we'll also address your comments and questions asap.

Have a good start into the week!

dw_innovation, 7 months ago to random

Dear community,

It seems the idea of following back every active (and friendly) account was a bit naive. 😳

We gained lots of followers in only a few weeks, we faced several technical glitches / limitations, and our main TL has become rather chaotic (yes, we know there are lists).

So we'll now have to restructure a little. Please don't take it personal when we unfollow you again and focus more on other media / tech accounts.

Remember: you can always comment – and also get in touch via email.

dw_innovation, 6 months ago to random

(1/3) Dear Mastodon community,

we need your expertise and support:

As you may have heard, we're working on several tools to counter #disinfo and facilitate #verification.

One of them is called Spot. It's basically an AI-driven natural language interface for geospatial searches in open street map (#OSM).

I.e. you ask the tool about...

dw_innovation, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to technology

So this is our mission statement: https://innovation.dw.com/about

This is our team: https://innovation.dw.com/team

These are our current focus topics: https://innovation.dw.com/topics

And this is what we built recently: https://innovation.dw.com/outcomes

#DWinnovation #Technology #Journalism

dw_innovation, 7 months ago to random

Wrapping up our 4th week on Mastodon: With 2700+ followers, lots of favs and boosts and other interactions – and a new logo in our social media navbar. :mastodon:

Looks like we're here to stay. Btw: Considering the way things are going over in Elonland, a full X-it at the end of 2023 is not unlikely.

Thank you for your support and your comments. Have a good weekend! 👋

dw_innovation, 8 months ago to random

A quick status report after 10 days on Mastodon:

🌠 2222 followers and counting
🌠 lots and lots of favs and boosts
🌠 nothing but friendly, constructive comments
🌠 a verified account

You. Are. Fantastic. 🎈

Answer to FAQ #1: Even though it might be cool and interesting, we're not going to set up our own server any time soon (sorry).

Furthermore: Please keep in mind we're R&D people at DW – not a newsroom.

Have a good weekend & catch you later!

dw_innovation, 5 months ago to random

Hi!

We're about to close shop for 2023, do some battery recharging – and also take a social media break (remember: we're an R&D team, not a newsroom). This is, in fact, our final post this year. ✅

We'd like to take the opportunity and thank you for the warm welcome here on Mastodon. So many followers, so many interesting and helpful comments, so much positive energy. 🙌

We'll definitely be back soon (on 08/01/24, presumably). 🗓️

Until then: Stay safe, stay civilized, happy holidays! ✨

dw_innovation, 4 months ago to random

(1/2)

"We want the platforms to remove illegal content from the internet. That's important. But if a state abuses this, for example, by declaring any criticism of the government illegal, that is a law violation. Then you can use the same tools to make legitimate criticism disappear on the internet."

Journalists, activists, and media experts have been calling on search giant Google to do something about its technical framework, which frequently...

dw_innovation, 2 months ago to ai

Zach Seward, new editorial director of #AI initiatives at the New York Times, recently published his SXSW '24 talk in his private blog. It's about what AI can (and cannot) do for #journalism, and it's worth your time:

https://www.zachseward.com/ai-news-thats-fit-to-print-sxsw-2024/

dw_innovation, 4 months ago to ai

(1/2) Generative #AI can help you write better – and definitely faster. It can also boost your productivity as a coder. However, there's clearly a downside to all those "smart companion" workflows.

As for classic content, "a surge in AI-generated literature is raising concerns among some who believe this trend could undermine the authenticity and value of the reading experience."

https://aibusiness.com/responsible-ai/the-ai-generated-books-phenomenon-is-getting-worse

dw_innovation, 3 months ago to random

On the occasion of #InternationalWomensDay, DW Data has published a new piece that asks a couple of very interesting questions:

What would Germany look like if only women voted? Which parties would be in power and which decisions might have gone differently?

https://www.dw.com/en/what-if-only-women-voted-in-germany/a-68277145

#ddj

dw_innovation, 6 months ago to OSINT

The @Bellingcat team recently hosted another hackathon and asked participants to:

• make public open data more accessible and useful

• visualize climate change and its consequences

• understand the visual culture of disinfo

The outcomes of the event are summarized in this post:

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/11/29/here-are-the-results-of-bellingcats-first-in-person-hackathon/

#osint #journalism #data #dataviz #climatechange #disinfo

dw_innovation, 21 days ago to random

Re: The dark side of social media, AI, and big tech.

"A typical workday for African tech contractors (...) involves 'watching murder and beheadings, child abuse and rape, pornography and bestiality, often for more than 8 hours a day.' Pay is often less than $2 per hour (...) and workers frequently end up with post-traumatic stress disorder, a well-documented issue among content moderators around the world."

https://www.wired.com/story/low-paid-humans-ai-biden-modern-day-slavery/

dw_innovation, 15 days ago to india

"[N ]ewsrooms across #India have been trying to build out a process for #deepfake detection. (...) [T]his often requires building relationships with academic researchers, #disinformation-focused nonprofits, and developers behind commercial AI detection tools (...). A coalition of Indian #factchecking organizations (...) launched a WhatsApp hotline in March (...) to try and centralize this work of authenticating political media across the country."

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/05/indian-journalists-are-the-frontline-against-election-deepfakes/

(via @niemanlab)

dw_innovation, 16 days ago to random

Kristen Hare has compiled pieces of advice for old(er) journalists (by younger ones) for The Poynter:

https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2024/advice-for-older-journalists/

dw_innovation, 10 days ago to random

Re: social innovation / feminism.

Women in tech are still victims of toxic "bro culture", microaggressions, and mistreatment. Melinda French Gates is aiming to change that – and Julia Bort at TechCrunch is rooting for her:

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/19/melinda-french-gates-fixing-tech-bro-culture-brilliant-jerk/

dw_innovation, 7 days ago to Women

At the beginning of 2024, TechCrunch started publishing a series of #interviews with notable #women in #AI – to give them their "well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight."

So far, 20+ interviews have been published, and this overview page is certainly worth a bookmark:

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/29/the-women-in-ai-making-a-difference