Daisuke Furuta
Journalist / Editor-in-chief , Japan Fact-check Center
Daisuke Furuta is a journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Japan Fact-check Center (JFC). Daisuke started his career as a news reporter for The Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s national newspaper. In 2015, he joined BuzzFeed as the founder and editor-in-chief of the Japan edition.
He left BuzzFeed in 2019 and worked as a teaching fellow at Google News Lab. In two years, he trained more than 20,000 journalists and students. He was named editor-in-chief of JFC in September 2022 and launched it the next month. Daisuke is a board member of the Digital Journalist Education Institute(D-JEDI). He is an alumnus of the City University of New York Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership.
Sessions
AI and Science Communication
This panel explores the evolving role of AI in science communication, from shaping This panel explores the evolving role of AI in science communication, from shaping press release policies to transforming communication practices with generative press release policies to transforming communication practices with generative AI. The panelists will also discuss the critical challenges posed by AI-driven AI. The panelists will also discuss the critical challenges posed by AI-driven misinformation and deepfakes.