Automated Conspiracy Theory Detection and Narrative Consensus Tracking in Social Media - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Automated Conspiracy Theory Detection and Narrative Consensus Tracking in Social Media write by Shadi Shahsavari. This book was released on 2022. Automated Conspiracy Theory Detection and Narrative Consensus Tracking in Social Media available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A longstanding grand-challenge problem in AI is to build machines that are able to think and interact like humans do. A specific embodiment of this problem is a generalization of the cocktail party problem encountered in signal processing and blind signal separation: If an AI agent were to drop in at a crowded cocktail party then can it separate out and reconstruct the different underlying stories and narratives being discussed from a mixture of fragments of all the on-going conversations. Such a problem has taken on a renewed urgency: Narratives play a defining role in influencing critical decisions and worldviews of both the society at large and individuals, but the continual emergence of a multitude of conflicting narratives -enabled by large-scale adoption of social media- has created a global emergency, where the basic tenets of civil society and governance are being increasingly compromised. These narratives, some of which can be labeled as conspiracy theories, are composed of numerous characters connected by semantically diverse relationships situated in multiple and overlapping contexts. Injecting false facts happens in the context of such discussions, and solving such a misinformation problem is beyond a supervised classification task in natural language processing (NLP). In this dissertation, we develop a pipeline of interlocking computational and statistical modules - based on NLP tools and complex network theories- to extract meaningful narrative networks by distilling millions of social media posts. We develop a framework for semantic parsing of such narrative graphs (e.g. who are outsiders, their motivations and threats, and strategies of insiders) and evaluate the quality of these automatically derived communities in different ways. This framework takes a step towards enabling human-smart AI, where it can view the world as a human would.
Strategic Conspiracy Narratives
Strategic Conspiracy Narratives - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Strategic Conspiracy Narratives write by Mari-Liis Madisson. This book was released on 2020-09-13. Strategic Conspiracy Narratives available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Strategic Conspiracy Narratives proposes an innovative semiotic perspective for analysing how contemporary conspiracy theories are used for shaping interpretation paths and identities of a targeted audience. Conspiracy theories play a significant role in the viral spread of misinformation that has an impact on the formation of public opinion about certain topics. They allow the connecting of different events that have taken place in various times and places and involve several actors that seem incompatible to bystanders. This book focuses on strategic-function conspiracy narratives in the context of (social) media and information conflict. It explicates the strategic devices in how conspiracy theories can be used to evoke a hermeneutics of suspicion – a permanent scepticism and questioning of so-called mainstream media channels and dominant public authorities, delegitimisation of political opponents, and the ongoing search for hidden clues and coverups. The success of strategic dissemination of conspiracy narratives depends on the cultural context, specifics of the targeted audience and the semiotic construction of the message. This book proposes an innovative semiotic perspective for analysing contemporary strategic communication. The authors develop a theoretical framework that is based on semiotics of culture, the notions of strategic narrative and transmedia storytelling. This book is targeted to specialists and graduate students working on social theory, semiotics, journalism, strategic communication, social media and contemporary social problems in general.
Detecting Conspiracy Theories on Social Media
Detecting Conspiracy Theories on Social Media - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Detecting Conspiracy Theories on Social Media write by William Marcellino. This book was released on 2021. Detecting Conspiracy Theories on Social Media available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Using linguistic and rhetorical theory, researchers developed an improved model of machine-learning technology to detect conspiracy theory language. This report describes the results and suggests ways to counter effects of online conspiracy theories.
The Social Science of QAnon
The Social Science of QAnon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Social Science of QAnon write by Monica K. Miller. This book was released on 2023-09-30. The Social Science of QAnon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Social science theory is used to explain the attraction and spread of the unique conspiracy group QAnon.
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories write by Jan-Willem Prooijen. This book was released on 2018-04-09. The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Who believes in conspiracy theories, and why are some people more susceptible to them than others? What are the consequences of such beliefs? Has a conspiracy theory ever turned out to be true? The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories debunks the myth that conspiracy theories are a modern phenomenon, exploring their broad social contexts, from politics to the workplace. The book explains why some people are more susceptible to these beliefs than others and how they are produced by recognizable and predictable psychological processes. Featuring examples such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks and climate change, The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories shows us that while such beliefs are not always irrational and are not a pathological trait, they can be harmful to individuals and society.
