[HTML][HTML] ChatGPT and the rise of large language models: the new AI-driven infodemic threat in public health

L De Angelis, F Baglivo, G Arzilli, GP Privitera… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Large Language Models (LLMs) have recently gathered attention with the release of
ChatGPT, a user-centered chatbot released by OpenAI. In this perspective article, we retrace …

Determinants of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance or hesitancy in Italy: an overview of the current evidence

C Primieri, C Bietta, I Giacchetta, M Chiavarini… - Annali dell'Istituto …, 2023 - annali.iss.it
Introduction. Vaccine hesitancy is a major public health issue and a challenge for the
implementation of COVID-19 immunization campaigns. The objective of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring the burden of infodemics: Summary of the methods and results of the Fifth WHO Infodemic Management Conference

E Wilhelm, I Ballalai, ME Belanger… - JMIR …, 2023 - infodemiology.jmir.org
Background: An infodemic is excess information, including false or misleading information,
that spreads in digital and physical environments during a public health emergency. The …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 impacts on healthcare access in sub-Saharan Africa: an overview

JP Chippaux - Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
This overview aimed to describe the situation of healthcare access in sub-Saharan Africa,
excluding South Africa, during the COVID-19 pandemic. A PubMed® search from March 31 …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing the changing landscape of the Covid-19 vaccine debate on Twitter

A Santoro, A Galeazzi, T Scantamburlo… - Social Network Analysis …, 2023 - Springer
The issue of vaccine hesitancy has posed a significant challenge during the Covid-19
pandemic, as it increases the risk of undermining public health interventions aimed at …

Configurational patterns for COVID-19 related social media rumor refutation effectiveness enhancement based on machine learning and fsQCA

Z Li, Y Zhao, T Duan, J Dai - Information Processing & Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Infodemics are intertwined with the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting people's perception and
social order. To curb the spread of COVID-19 related false rumors, fuzzy-set qualitative …

The roll-out of community notes did not reduce engagement with misinformation on Twitter

Y Chuai, H Tian, N Pröllochs, G Lenzini - arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.07960, 2023 - arxiv.org
Developing interventions that successfully reduce engagement with misinformation on
social media is challenging. One intervention that has recently gained great attention is …

[HTML][HTML] Establishing Infodemic Management in Germany: a framework for social listening and integrated analysis to report Infodemic insights at the National Public …

TS Boender, PH Schneider, C Houareau… - JMIR …, 2023 - infodemiology.jmir.org
Background To respond to the need to establish infodemic management functions at the
national public health institute in Germany (Robert Koch Institute, RKI), we explored and …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing engagement dynamics across topics on facebook

G Etta, E Sangiorgio, N Di Marco, M Avalle, A Scala… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Social media platforms heavily changed how users consume and digest information and,
thus, how the popularity of topics evolves. In this paper, we explore the interplay between …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the vaccine conversation on TikTok in Italy: beyond classic vaccine stances

L Parisi, S Mulargia, F Comunello, V Bernardini… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
TikTok, a social media platform for creating and sharing short videos, has seen a surge in
popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. To analyse the Italian vaccine conversation on …