Full Fact is the UK’s leading non-partisan factchecking charity. It was launched in 2010. We factcheck claims which are said by public figures in the media, and where there is a mistake, we push for corrections. We've factchecked the Leveson inquiry, three general elections and three referendums. We give people the information they need to be able to make up their minds on important issues. We are now looking for 10 volunteers to help our automated factchecking team sort through and analyse data on a special AI project for 2 weeks.
The project
Our Automated Factchecking team are building new automated tools which can identify claims made by public figures live on TV in real-time, and which can detect who is repeating inaccurate information, and how often.
Part of our team's work is to research how machine learning and artificial intelligence can improve the work we do.
We are building models that can detect claims automatically, match similar claims and cluster groups of claims together.
We do this through careful collaboration with other expert factcheckers, and with help from hundreds of volunteers who collect and sort the data. This is where you come in.
Who you are
You don't need to have any particular type of experience, you just need to care about halting the spread of misinformation, and to have some analysis skills. This is a repetitive job going through a lot of data so you also need to find some motivation!
Details
A group of you will be joining us in the office for 2 weeks, starting Monday 30th of July till Friday 10th August.
Our office is based near Piccadilly: 2 Carlton Gardens, London, SW1Y 5AA. Our days run from 9am to 6pm.
We will reimburse you for any expenses for travel from zones 1-4 and lunch up to £5 a day.
Impartiality safeguards
We have safeguards at every level of the organisation to ensure impartiality, from a cross party board of trustees to restrictions on the political activity of staff. If you were to join us as a volunteer you would need to fill in a declaration of personal interests.
How to apply
Please send a short covering letter (200 words max) and CV with the subject line AI Research Volunteer.
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