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Yonder: Jonathon Morgan on AI to identify and counteract online disinformation

June 25, 2021 • Ari Yacobi • Season 1 • Episode 27

On this Episode of “Brains Behind AI”, we had Jonathon Morgan on the show, the founder and CEO of Yonder. Yonder is an AI company that helps Fortune 500 communications teams identify and counteract online disinformation about issues that matter to their organization. Prior to Yonder, Jonathon developed AI to combat social media radicalization with DARPA and served as an advisor to the US State Department. Throughout this episode, learn how Yonder uses Artificial Intelligence to combat conspiracy theories, misinformation, and hate speech on the internet, a task that deems not easy in today’s society. Jonathon takes us through the challenges he has encountered while maneuvering through the world of social media and teaches us how Yonder’s product acts as more than an intuition for clients, but as a necessity when facing emerging narratives.