Japan initiates partnership between industry and academia to tackle online disinformation.

Fujitsu and NII are collaborating to develop technologies to combat viral false information and AI-generated deepfakes on social media.

So check this out! Fujitsu and the National Institute of Informatics have teamed up to tackle a massive problem we’ve all seen—viral false info on social media. They're launching this big collaboration between industry and academia to combat disinformation head-on.

They’re even focusing on deepfakes, those sneaky fake images and videos made with AI. You know, the ones that look ridiculously real but are totally fabricated! It's all about using tech to keep the truth alive and make sure we’re not falling for any tricks out there.

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