Gudea uses AI to help groups head off social media crises

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTechCrunch reports on a company called Gudea, which tracks how stories and rumors spread online and calls itself the storm tracker for the internet.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe pitch is that one small post, whether it's AI-generated misinformation, hate speech or a damaging rumor, can snowball into a much bigger public controversy.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo it's basically a security system for your online reputation. Stop the problem before it becomes a problem.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe report is an early summary, so how well it works is not something we can tell you.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut if rumors get tracked like storms, they'll need names. I'm voting for Gerald.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGerald.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGerald makes landfall over downtown, and suddenly everyone's convinced the mayor is secretly a lizard.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat one is not a rumor. It's an inventory.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen I'd like the tracker pointed at my own posts before I hit send.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCan it warn me before you bring up conspiracy theories?

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, that one is already a category five.