The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and IPv6 is a game-changer. At the IEEE COINS Conference, BSV Association’s Jake Jones joined CoinGeek to discuss how these technologies can fight fake news and lay the foundation for the Metanet.
Fake news has become a global concern. One study found that 86% of internet users have been duped by fake news, diminishing people’s trust in the media. Major events like the pandemic especially heighten the spread of fake news and misinformation, the upcoming U.S. polls, or the conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
Jones, the head of infrastructure at the BSV Association, says blockchain is the solution. With blockchain, any data is timestamped, “and then you can use that for data provenance.” This enables users to track where data came from and ensure that it hasn’t been altered.
“So, that’s how we’re going to take care …