Kate Starbird

Researcher of online rumors & disinformation. Former basketball player. Prof at University of Washington, HCDE. Co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public. Personal account: Views may not reflect those of my employer.

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My wife went for maintenance at a car dealership on Friday. Tried to sign in, but they said she didn’t have an appointment. She pulled up her text messages and showed them: right time, right place. Attendant then acknowledged they have a new AI system doing scheduling and it isn’t working.

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