AI Case Study
Elections Canada plans to use AI to identify electoral misinformation campaigns on social media
Elections Canada plans to use AI to monitor conversations on social media with regards to elections. The intent is to identify misinformation campaigns before they spread as a safeguard.
Industry
Public And Social Sector
Government
Project Overview
"Stéphane Perrault, Canada’s chief electoral officer, explained one of latest measures Elections Canada plans to use to protect the electoral process: 'We are currently purchasing listening tools — and the purpose there is not to listen to particular conversations, and we’re not interested in who says what — but these are tools that (use) artificial intelligence (to gather) information about what’s being said about the electoral process' on social media. The government posted an ad on its buy-and-sell procurement site for the “listening” software on Sept. 18. It finished accepting proposals on Tuesday."
Reported Results
Planned; results not yet available
Technology
Planned; details undisclosed
Function
Digital Data
Digital Data Management
Background
In the wake of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal and other elections' "online disinformation campagins", governments are looking for ways to ensure the safety and integrity of their electoral systems.
Benefits
Data
Social media posts, ostensibly