August 8, 2019
Hacking for the Greater Good: Empowering Technologists to Strengthen Digital Society
Graphika Staff
Camille François, Graphika’s Chief Innovation Officer visited Black Hat in Las Vegas to join a panel of experts discussing the intersection of technological advancement with the growing risks of cyber attacks and counter-applications.
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August 1, 2019
Graphika Labs Summer Retreat 2019: Innovating for the Future
On July 12th, 2019, Graphika Labs held its inaugural retreat in Boston, MA. We gathered to discuss our focus for the next twelve months and are excited to announce the five core pillars of Graphika’s research in 2019-2020.
Read the full article hereJune 25, 2019
Graphika Chief Innovation Officer Camille Francois Named as MIT Technology Review 2019 “Innovator Under 35”
Graphika's Chief Innovation Officer Camille Francois has been named to MIT Technology Review’s annual list of “Innovators Under 35” as a Visionary.
Read the full article hereJune 4, 2019
The Desus and Mero Story
One of the most elusive problems in social science is the prediction of hit phenomena — from transformative social movements to hit artists to virally marketed products. When Desus and Mero — a couple of comedians from the Bronx — got into a fight with DJ Envy, nobody knew that they were on the cusp of going viral, selling out a five-borough tour, and getting a show on Showtime — but Graphika was able to predict that one.
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How an Ex-YouTube Insider Investigated its Secret Algorithm
(The Guardian, February 2, 2018)
Graphika discovered over 513,000 Twitter accounts tweeted links to one or more YouTube-recommended videos that were boosted by vigorous social media campaigns leading up to the 2016 election, involving thousands of accounts controlled by political operatives, including a large number of bots.
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This former Google exec talked to the social media trolls the Russians paid to influence elections — here’s what she learned
(CNBC, January 19, 2018)
Camille François, Graphika’s Chief Innovation Officer, shared first hand accounts of the stories of real troll farm workers and her own experience co-authoring a landmark report on Russian electoral influence operations for the Senate Select Intelligence Committee.
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The Insanity of NBA All-Star Voting
(ESPN, February 16, 2017)
Graphika sifted through more than 5 million tweets on behalf of ESPN, revealing a number of interesting findings about NBA All-Star voting, including 10 hyperactive bot accounts voting for Kawhi Leonard about 1,000 times per day.
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