Artificial intelligence 's ( AI ) ability to learn behaviours based on continually updated pattern recognition could be used to identify types of articles that have been previously flagged as misinformation , according to digital transformation consultant ##s Bloomberg . Artificial Intelligence to the Rescue? However , these algorithms must also identify true and unbiased news , which requires a more complex appraisal of data able to weigh accuracy and reliability that lies beyond the scope of current capabilities . To prevent the spread of fake news on Facebook the company aims to classify misinformation through technical systems that " detect what people will flag as false before they do it themselves " .
Artificial intelligence 's ( AI ) ability to learn behaviours based on continually updated pattern recognition could be used to identify types of articles that have been previously flagged as misinformation , according to digital transformation consultant ##s Bloomberg . However , these algorithms must also identify true and unbiased news , which requires a more complex appraisal of data able to weigh accuracy and reliability that lies beyond the scope of current capabilities . To prevent the spread of fake news on Facebook the company aims to classify misinformation through technical systems that " detect what people will flag as false before they do it themselves " .