Building Credibility in the Age of Misinformation with Paul Smith of Amnesty International

Data Masters Podcast

What if the truth was buried in a sea of misinformation and it was your job to find it? Paul Smith, Chief Information Officer of Amnesty International, joins us to explore how unstructured data drives advocacy in the fight for global human rights. Paul highlights the ethical and operational complexities of data in the nonprofit world, making this a must-listen for anyone navigating data integrity in high-stakes environments.

Key Takeaways:

(03:16) Unstructured data is key to documenting human rights abuses.

(06:43) Amnesty International verifies data using reverse image search, metadata and cross-referencing.

(12:34) SharePoint and Preservica help manage, archive and access multilingual data.

(16:35) AI adds speed and scale across Amnesty International’s research and evidence processes.

(20:21) Generative adversarial networks help mitigate AI risks like bias and censorship.

(24:18) Nonprofits need to guide people, from learning about the cause to becoming advocates.

(28:33) The future of advocacy depends on AI, crowdsourcing and protecting privacy.

(30:13) The flood of false information is an important area to watch out for in advocacy efforts.

Resources Mentioned:

Paul Smith

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdsmithmba/

Amnesty International

https://www.linkedin.com/company/amnesty-international/

Preservica

https://preservica.com/

Microsoft Sentinel

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/microsoft-sentinel/

Microsoft Defender

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-defender-for-individuals

SharePoint

https://www.microsoft.com/en/microsoft-365/sharepoint/collaboration

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