AI-human partnerships tackle "fake news": Machine learning can get you only so far-then human judgment is required - [News]

During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, inaccurate and misleading articles burned through social networks. Since then, tech companies—from behemoths like Facebook and Google to scrappy startups—have built tools to fight misinformation (including what many call "fake news," though that term is highly politicized). Most companies have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in hopes that fast and automated computer systems can deal with a problem that's seemingly as big as the Internet.