UC Berkeley School of Information
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Boldly leading the way with education and research in a world awash in information and data.
📢 Ph.D. STUDENTS 📢
The app is now open to join us for the Oxford-Berkeley Summer Doctoral Program, an opportunity for students to learn from & engage with leading academics in the field of information and internet studies!
Deadline ⏰: 2/2
https://bit.ly/4p4CK2n
The app is now open to join us for the Oxford-Berkeley Summer Doctoral Program, an opportunity for students to learn from & engage with leading academics in the field of information and internet studies!
Deadline ⏰: 2/2
https://bit.ly/4p4CK2n
Oxford Internet Institute – UC Berkeley School of Information Summer Doctoral Program
The UC Berkeley School of Information is partnering with the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) to bring the OII Summer Doctoral Programme (SDP) to Berkeley. It will be held at Berkeley and Oxford in alt...
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December 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
📢 Ph.D. STUDENTS 📢
The app is now open to join us for the Oxford-Berkeley Summer Doctoral Program, an opportunity for students to learn from & engage with leading academics in the field of information and internet studies!
Deadline ⏰: 2/2
https://bit.ly/4p4CK2n
The app is now open to join us for the Oxford-Berkeley Summer Doctoral Program, an opportunity for students to learn from & engage with leading academics in the field of information and internet studies!
Deadline ⏰: 2/2
https://bit.ly/4p4CK2n
ICYMI 📰 Harshit Kaushi, MIMS student, was recognized with an Excellence Award by the Senior Equity Director at CME Group during his internship.
He received the award after completing a project on equity markets and co-authoring a white paper scheduled for publication. 👏
He received the award after completing a project on equity markets and co-authoring a white paper scheduled for publication. 👏
December 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
ICYMI 📰 Harshit Kaushi, MIMS student, was recognized with an Excellence Award by the Senior Equity Director at CME Group during his internship.
He received the award after completing a project on equity markets and co-authoring a white paper scheduled for publication. 👏
He received the award after completing a project on equity markets and co-authoring a white paper scheduled for publication. 👏
Theories about chemtrails have been popular in recent years, with politicians trying to pass laws.
"In these low-trust situations, it’s really a fertile ground for this type of story,” said Prof. Tim Tangherlini. @RollingStone.com
"In these low-trust situations, it’s really a fertile ground for this type of story,” said Prof. Tim Tangherlini. @RollingStone.com
Chemtrails Aren't Real. So Why Are Politicians Passing Laws About Them?
The history and politics of so-called weather weapons.
www.rollingstone.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Theories about chemtrails have been popular in recent years, with politicians trying to pass laws.
"In these low-trust situations, it’s really a fertile ground for this type of story,” said Prof. Tim Tangherlini. @RollingStone.com
"In these low-trust situations, it’s really a fertile ground for this type of story,” said Prof. Tim Tangherlini. @RollingStone.com
It's been an incredible year for the I School, and we're looking forward to all that 2026 has in store for us!
Happy Holidays to you and your family from the UC Berkeley School of Information 💌 🫶
Happy Holidays to you and your family from the UC Berkeley School of Information 💌 🫶
December 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It's been an incredible year for the I School, and we're looking forward to all that 2026 has in store for us!
Happy Holidays to you and your family from the UC Berkeley School of Information 💌 🫶
Happy Holidays to you and your family from the UC Berkeley School of Information 💌 🫶
Festive fits, full hearts, and holiday vibes all around 🎄✨
Thanks for celebrating the holiday season with us! ❄️
Enjoy some of the photos we took during the I School Holiday Party, with more to be found here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCE9nB
Thanks for celebrating the holiday season with us! ❄️
Enjoy some of the photos we took during the I School Holiday Party, with more to be found here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCE9nB
December 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Festive fits, full hearts, and holiday vibes all around 🎄✨
Thanks for celebrating the holiday season with us! ❄️
Enjoy some of the photos we took during the I School Holiday Party, with more to be found here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCE9nB
Thanks for celebrating the holiday season with us! ❄️
Enjoy some of the photos we took during the I School Holiday Party, with more to be found here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCE9nB
Hyper-realistic AI videos of dead celebrities, created with apps like Sora, have spread online, prompting debate over the control of deceased people's likenesses.
Prof. Hany Farid weighed in, saying "this problem will surely only get worse." @FRANCE24.com
Prof. Hany Farid weighed in, saying "this problem will surely only get worse." @FRANCE24.com
AI resurrections of dead celebrities amuse and rankle
In a parallel reality, Queen Elizabeth II gushes over cheese puffs, a gun-toting Saddam Hussein struts into a wrestling ring, and Pope John Paul II attempts skateboarding.
www.france24.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Hyper-realistic AI videos of dead celebrities, created with apps like Sora, have spread online, prompting debate over the control of deceased people's likenesses.
Prof. Hany Farid weighed in, saying "this problem will surely only get worse." @FRANCE24.com
Prof. Hany Farid weighed in, saying "this problem will surely only get worse." @FRANCE24.com
Gov. Newsom is convening state leaders for a "California Innovation Council” to embrace responsible #AI in the government.
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan has been invited to join this initiative and work towards modernizing government service delivery.
More:
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2025/de...
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan has been invited to join this initiative and work towards modernizing government service delivery.
More:
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2025/de...
Deirdre Mulligan and UC Berkeley Will Influence California AI and Tech Innovation and Governance Through New Initiatives
Governor Gavin Newsom launched several new initiatives establishing partnerships with the best and brightest tech policy experts from across the country to accelerate responsible AI in state governmen...
www.ischool.berkeley.edu
December 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Gov. Newsom is convening state leaders for a "California Innovation Council” to embrace responsible #AI in the government.
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan has been invited to join this initiative and work towards modernizing government service delivery.
More:
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2025/de...
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan has been invited to join this initiative and work towards modernizing government service delivery.
More:
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2025/de...
📢 Ph.D. STUDENTS: The app is now open to join us for the Oxford-Berkeley Summer Doctoral Program, an opportunity for students to learn from & engage with leading academics in the field of information and internet studies! #AcademicSky
Deadline ⏰: 2/2
#OIISDP #OIIBerkeleySDP https://bit.ly/4p4CK2n
Deadline ⏰: 2/2
#OIISDP #OIIBerkeleySDP https://bit.ly/4p4CK2n
Oxford Internet Institute – UC Berkeley School of Information Summer Doctoral Program
The UC Berkeley School of Information is partnering with the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) to bring the OII Summer Doctoral Programme (SDP) to Berkeley. It will be held at Berkeley and Oxford in alternating years, beginning at Berkeley in 2025, and br...
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December 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
📢 Ph.D. STUDENTS: The app is now open to join us for the Oxford-Berkeley Summer Doctoral Program, an opportunity for students to learn from & engage with leading academics in the field of information and internet studies! #AcademicSky
Deadline ⏰: 2/2
#OIISDP #OIIBerkeleySDP https://bit.ly/4p4CK2n
Deadline ⏰: 2/2
#OIISDP #OIIBerkeleySDP https://bit.ly/4p4CK2n
How much would it cost to end extreme poverty?
According to @vox.com, about $318 billion.
“Extreme poverty exists not because it’s expensive to address, but because it is institutionally and politically difficult” to get people to care, said Prof. Josh Blumenstock.
According to @vox.com, about $318 billion.
“Extreme poverty exists not because it’s expensive to address, but because it is institutionally and politically difficult” to get people to care, said Prof. Josh Blumenstock.
The low, low cost of ending extreme poverty
Less than Americans’ holiday shopping, actually.
www.vox.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
How much would it cost to end extreme poverty?
According to @vox.com, about $318 billion.
“Extreme poverty exists not because it’s expensive to address, but because it is institutionally and politically difficult” to get people to care, said Prof. Josh Blumenstock.
According to @vox.com, about $318 billion.
“Extreme poverty exists not because it’s expensive to address, but because it is institutionally and politically difficult” to get people to care, said Prof. Josh Blumenstock.
📢 Calling I School alumni! We are thrilled to announce the launch of our official alumni chapter and affinity group gatherings in 2026.
Starting location: San Francisco. Stay tuned as we add more cities and groups in the coming year! 🌁
Get involved: https://bit.ly/3MUpqjH
Starting location: San Francisco. Stay tuned as we add more cities and groups in the coming year! 🌁
Get involved: https://bit.ly/3MUpqjH
Chapter & Affinity Group Leader Interest Form
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Chapter or Affinity Group Leader for the UC Berkeley School of Information!
Our alumni chapters and affinity groups are volunteer-led communities that bring alumni together for professional networking, social co...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
📢 Calling I School alumni! We are thrilled to announce the launch of our official alumni chapter and affinity group gatherings in 2026.
Starting location: San Francisco. Stay tuned as we add more cities and groups in the coming year! 🌁
Get involved: https://bit.ly/3MUpqjH
Starting location: San Francisco. Stay tuned as we add more cities and groups in the coming year! 🌁
Get involved: https://bit.ly/3MUpqjH
Deepfakes and chatbots are now good enough that many don’t trust they are interacting with real people.
“As a general rule,” Prof. Hany Farid says, “this idea that you’re on a video call with somebody, so you can trust that, is over.” @Bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
“As a general rule,” Prof. Hany Farid says, “this idea that you’re on a video call with somebody, so you can trust that, is over.” @Bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Deepfakes and chatbots are now good enough that many don’t trust they are interacting with real people.
“As a general rule,” Prof. Hany Farid says, “this idea that you’re on a video call with somebody, so you can trust that, is over.” @Bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
“As a general rule,” Prof. Hany Farid says, “this idea that you’re on a video call with somebody, so you can trust that, is over.” @Bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Berkeley wrote up our work on measuring the stories in contemporary songs and had me reflect on the origin of that work in Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road”
A new study by @dbamman.bsky.social created a machine learning algorithm that can identify narrative storytelling elements in song lyrics. 🎵 📖
"There’s been less work on measuring narrativity or even operationalizing it within songs," said Bamman.
"There’s been less work on measuring narrativity or even operationalizing it within songs," said Bamman.
From Bob Dylan to Ice Cube: Mapping 60 years of storytelling in pop lyrics - Berkeley News
UC Berkeley researchers used machine learning to analyze more than 5,000 Billboard Hot 100 hits, finding that storytelling has been on the uptick since the 1990s thanks to the rise in popularity of…
news.berkeley.edu
December 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Berkeley wrote up our work on measuring the stories in contemporary songs and had me reflect on the origin of that work in Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road”
Prof Deirdre Mulligan @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social will serve on the @governor.ca.gov's new California Innovation Council, along with other top policy, tech, and academic experts🌟
NEW: @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom announced the launch of the CA Innovation Council, bringing together the nation’s top tech policy experts together to develop and strengthen California’s technology policy.
The council will address worker empowerment, tech fraud, and protecting children online.
The council will address worker empowerment, tech fraud, and protecting children online.
Governor Newsom launches new initiatives to partner with tech policy experts and accelerate responsible AI in state government | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
December 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Prof Deirdre Mulligan @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social will serve on the @governor.ca.gov's new California Innovation Council, along with other top policy, tech, and academic experts🌟
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News! 📢 Excited to share that applications for #OIISDP are now open! The 2026 Summer Doctoral Programme will take place in collaboration with @berkeleyischool.bsky.social, in Oxford, 13th-24th July, 2026. Find out more apply today! www.oii.ox.ac.uk/study/summer...
December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
News! 📢 Excited to share that applications for #OIISDP are now open! The 2026 Summer Doctoral Programme will take place in collaboration with @berkeleyischool.bsky.social, in Oxford, 13th-24th July, 2026. Find out more apply today! www.oii.ox.ac.uk/study/summer...
A data breach of the OpenReview platform revealed identities of the anonymous reviewers for submitted papers for a prestigious conference on AI, leading to threats.
“We're basically poisoning the well,” said Prof. Hany Farid to @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
“We're basically poisoning the well,” said Prof. Hany Farid to @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
Hack reveals reviewer identities for huge AI conference
Software bug leads to exposure of peer-review records for 10,000 papers
www.science.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A data breach of the OpenReview platform revealed identities of the anonymous reviewers for submitted papers for a prestigious conference on AI, leading to threats.
“We're basically poisoning the well,” said Prof. Hany Farid to @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
“We're basically poisoning the well,” said Prof. Hany Farid to @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
A new study by @dbamman.bsky.social created a machine learning algorithm that can identify narrative storytelling elements in song lyrics. 🎵 📖
"There’s been less work on measuring narrativity or even operationalizing it within songs," said Bamman.
"There’s been less work on measuring narrativity or even operationalizing it within songs," said Bamman.
From Bob Dylan to Ice Cube: Mapping 60 years of storytelling in pop lyrics - Berkeley News
UC Berkeley researchers used machine learning to analyze more than 5,000 Billboard Hot 100 hits, finding that storytelling has been on the uptick since the 1990s thanks to the rise in popularity of…
news.berkeley.edu
December 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A new study by @dbamman.bsky.social created a machine learning algorithm that can identify narrative storytelling elements in song lyrics. 🎵 📖
"There’s been less work on measuring narrativity or even operationalizing it within songs," said Bamman.
"There’s been less work on measuring narrativity or even operationalizing it within songs," said Bamman.
Congrats to @dbamman.bsky.social for being selected as a 2025 Humanities and AI Virtual Institute awardee by @schmidtsciences.bsky.social! 🏆 📺
Read more about his project, “Bridging Large-Scale Computational Analysis and the Close Viewing of Film and Television”: https://bit.ly/4q3DghQ
Read more about his project, “Bridging Large-Scale Computational Analysis and the Close Viewing of Film and Television”: https://bit.ly/4q3DghQ
December 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Congrats to @dbamman.bsky.social for being selected as a 2025 Humanities and AI Virtual Institute awardee by @schmidtsciences.bsky.social! 🏆 📺
Read more about his project, “Bridging Large-Scale Computational Analysis and the Close Viewing of Film and Television”: https://bit.ly/4q3DghQ
Read more about his project, “Bridging Large-Scale Computational Analysis and the Close Viewing of Film and Television”: https://bit.ly/4q3DghQ
A picture of JD Vance allegedly arguing with his wife circulated the web.
Prof. Hany Farid, after analyzing the photo, found that "facial features in the image do not match contemporaneous images of Vance." @snopes.com
More:
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/12/10/vance-fight-wife-usha-restaurant/
Prof. Hany Farid, after analyzing the photo, found that "facial features in the image do not match contemporaneous images of Vance." @snopes.com
More:
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/12/10/vance-fight-wife-usha-restaurant/
Does an image show JD Vance arguing with his wife, Usha, in a restaurant?
Vance appeared to joke when replying to a user sharing the rumored image: "I always wear an undershirt in public to fight with my wife."
www.snopes.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A picture of JD Vance allegedly arguing with his wife circulated the web.
Prof. Hany Farid, after analyzing the photo, found that "facial features in the image do not match contemporaneous images of Vance." @snopes.com
More:
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/12/10/vance-fight-wife-usha-restaurant/
Prof. Hany Farid, after analyzing the photo, found that "facial features in the image do not match contemporaneous images of Vance." @snopes.com
More:
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/12/10/vance-fight-wife-usha-restaurant/
A UC Berkeley alum claims to have written over 100 papers on AI this year. Prof. Hany Farid calls them a ‘disaster.’
Read the full article from @theguardian.com at the 🔗: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/06/ai-research-papers
Read the full article from @theguardian.com at the 🔗: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/06/ai-research-papers
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A UC Berkeley alum claims to have written over 100 papers on AI this year. Prof. Hany Farid calls them a ‘disaster.’
Read the full article from @theguardian.com at the 🔗: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/06/ai-research-papers
Read the full article from @theguardian.com at the 🔗: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/06/ai-research-papers
Mark your calendars! 📅
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Mark your calendars! 📅
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
Prof. Hany Farid weighed in after the "Godfather of AI" said an CS degree is still valuable.
He stated that the best jobs for CS graduates are not at "the usual suspects in Silicon Valley," but intersections of computing & other fields. @businessinsider.com
He stated that the best jobs for CS graduates are not at "the usual suspects in Silicon Valley," but intersections of computing & other fields. @businessinsider.com
'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton says computer science degrees 'will remain valuable' — and students should learn to code
AI pioneer and Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton said students who want to become AI researchers need to focus on critical thinking.
www.businessinsider.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Prof. Hany Farid weighed in after the "Godfather of AI" said an CS degree is still valuable.
He stated that the best jobs for CS graduates are not at "the usual suspects in Silicon Valley," but intersections of computing & other fields. @businessinsider.com
He stated that the best jobs for CS graduates are not at "the usual suspects in Silicon Valley," but intersections of computing & other fields. @businessinsider.com
EVENT: Join us next Monday and Wednesday for an interactive student project exhibition of the “Theory and Practice of Tangible User Interfaces” class!
📅 December 8 & December 10
⏰ 10:00—11:30 am
📍 202 South Hall
🔗 https://bit.ly/4q9TC95
📅 December 8 & December 10
⏰ 10:00—11:30 am
📍 202 South Hall
🔗 https://bit.ly/4q9TC95
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
EVENT: Join us next Monday and Wednesday for an interactive student project exhibition of the “Theory and Practice of Tangible User Interfaces” class!
📅 December 8 & December 10
⏰ 10:00—11:30 am
📍 202 South Hall
🔗 https://bit.ly/4q9TC95
📅 December 8 & December 10
⏰ 10:00—11:30 am
📍 202 South Hall
🔗 https://bit.ly/4q9TC95
Amidst mass tech layoffs, what will be the next hot career in an AI-driven world?
Ph.D. candidate @laurenmarietta.bsky.social says we need a new generation of "advocacy technologists" who work in the public sector.
Read her full Local News Matters op-ed at the 🔗 https://bit.ly/3XyqKef
Ph.D. candidate @laurenmarietta.bsky.social says we need a new generation of "advocacy technologists" who work in the public sector.
Read her full Local News Matters op-ed at the 🔗 https://bit.ly/3XyqKef
Beyond Big Tech: Why 'advocacy technology' will be the next hot career in AI-driven world - Local News Matters
RECENTLY, IBM ANNOUNCED it will lay off thousands of employees; Amazon announced over 14,000 layoffs. Companies like Google and Microsoft have also faced
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December 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Amidst mass tech layoffs, what will be the next hot career in an AI-driven world?
Ph.D. candidate @laurenmarietta.bsky.social says we need a new generation of "advocacy technologists" who work in the public sector.
Read her full Local News Matters op-ed at the 🔗 https://bit.ly/3XyqKef
Ph.D. candidate @laurenmarietta.bsky.social says we need a new generation of "advocacy technologists" who work in the public sector.
Read her full Local News Matters op-ed at the 🔗 https://bit.ly/3XyqKef
TowerScout, an I School-developed #AI model adopted by the CDC, cuts cooling-tower identification time from hours to minutes. 👩💻
Read about how the CDC's early bets on AI are paying off: https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/12/cdc-placed-early-bets-ai-and-now-they-are-paying/409826/
Read about how the CDC's early bets on AI are paying off: https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/12/cdc-placed-early-bets-ai-and-now-they-are-paying/409826/
The CDC placed early bets on AI — and now they are paying off
The CDC has quietly been building a modern AI infrastructure designed to reshape how public health data is collected, analyzed and acted upon.
www.nextgov.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
TowerScout, an I School-developed #AI model adopted by the CDC, cuts cooling-tower identification time from hours to minutes. 👩💻
Read about how the CDC's early bets on AI are paying off: https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/12/cdc-placed-early-bets-ai-and-now-they-are-paying/409826/
Read about how the CDC's early bets on AI are paying off: https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/12/cdc-placed-early-bets-ai-and-now-they-are-paying/409826/
Can you detect "AI video slop?" Even experts get duped, Prof. Hany Farid tells @npr.org.
Take their quiz to see if you can tell the real from the fake, then read the full article for tips on how to spot the slop.
🔗: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5610951/fake-ai-videos-slop-quiz
Take their quiz to see if you can tell the real from the fake, then read the full article for tips on how to spot the slop.
🔗: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5610951/fake-ai-videos-slop-quiz
AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
www.npr.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Can you detect "AI video slop?" Even experts get duped, Prof. Hany Farid tells @npr.org.
Take their quiz to see if you can tell the real from the fake, then read the full article for tips on how to spot the slop.
🔗: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5610951/fake-ai-videos-slop-quiz
Take their quiz to see if you can tell the real from the fake, then read the full article for tips on how to spot the slop.
🔗: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5610951/fake-ai-videos-slop-quiz