"Aske Mottelson"

Do deepfake videos challenge the integrity of online information?

Aske Mottelson Digital Design Department Research artificial intelligence algorithms awards democracy social media

7 March, 2023

Deepfakes – highly realistic synthetic audio-video content depicting actual individuals – may potentially increase the dissemination of disinformation online, but research on the phenomenon and how users are affected is sparse. A new research project spearheaded by the IT University’s Human-Centered Data Science research group tackles the issue.

A virtual reality visit to the doctor’s office may persuade sceptics to get vaccinated against COVID-19

Aske Mottelson Digital Design Department Research virtual reality

25 October, 2021

According to a new scientific paper, a virtual visit to the doctor may help convince sceptics of the COVID-19 vaccine to get vaccinated. Lead author of the paper, Assistant Professor of Digital Design at ITU, Aske Mottelson, explains how VR can make a radical difference.

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