Company:Logically
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fake news detection |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | Lyric Jain |
| Headquarters | Brighouse, West Yorkshire , U.K. |
| Website | www |
Logically is a British multinational technology startup company that specializes in analyzing and fighting disinformation. Based in Brighouse, England,[1] Logically has offices in London, Mysuru, Bengaluru, and Virginia.[2] The company is known for its software, which utilizes artificial intelligence to label textual or visual media as real or fake.[3] Logically also publishes editorials and fact checks.
History
Lyric Jain, an Ivy League graduate, founded Logically in 2017.[3] According to Jain, he was partly inspired after the death of his grandmother from pancreatic cancer.[4][5] Before her death, she joined a WhatsApp group that spread misinformation, leading her to replace "her cancer medication in favour of unproven, alternative treatments."[4] Another motivator was the spread of misinformation in Britain around the time of the Brexit referendum, splitting entire communities.[5]
An MIT grant helped launch the company.[5] Logically first operated solely from Britain, employing 30 British residents by 2019.[6] In early 2019, the company expanded to India, recruiting 40 employees who perform the majority of the company's fact-checking.[6] In its 2019 seed round, Logically raised $7 million.[6] In 2020, €2.77 million were raised,[7] with backing by the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and XTX Ventures.[8] As of 2020, Logically has 100 employees.[9]
Fact checks
Logically assisted The Guardian in publishing a fact check of false claims by an English pastor connecting 5G technology to vaccination tracking.[10] In August 13, 2020, the company put out a Chrome extension that helps user check the credibility of articles, claims, and comments they read, with the extension working on hundreds of thousands of sites.[11] In March 2021, Logically launched its Intelligence platform to governments as well as NGOs; the company purports that the platform can categorize different sets of disinformation narratives as they are being woven.[12] Logically is one of many partners that TikTok works with to curtail disinformation on the social network,[13][14][15] many of which happen to relate to healthcare and the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] The BBC has cited Logically's research in tracking the rise of pro-Russian accounts linking Ukraine to Nazi ideology following the 2022 Russian invasion of the country.[17]
References
- ↑ Spargo, Charlie (2021-07-14). "Yorkshire AI company to help fight disinformation on Facebook". https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/tech-news/2021/07/yorkshire-ai-company-help-fight-disinformation-facebook.
- ↑ "Logically | Contact Us". https://www.logically.ai/contact.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Marr, Bernard (2021-01-25). "Fake News Is Rampant, Here Is How Artificial Intelligence Can Help". https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2021/01/25/fake-news-is-rampant-here-is-how-artificial-intelligence-can-help.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Noone, Greg (2021-06-10). "AI vs misinformation: Fighting lies with machines". https://techmonitor.ai/technology/ai-and-automation/ai-vs-misinformation-fighting-lies-machines.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kale, Sirin (2020-08-14). "This AI startup is tackling the coronavirus disinformation deluge". https://www.wired.co.uk/article/coronavirus-disinformation.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Khan, Mirza Mohammed Ali (2019-08-15). "Fact-checking platform Logically to raise $7 million in seed round". https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/fact-checking-platform-logically-to-raise-7-million-in-seed-round/article29101801.ece.
- ↑ Ohr, Thomas (2020-07-13). "Fake news detection startup Logically raises €2.77 million to prepare for US elections". https://www.eu-startups.com/2020/07/fake-news-detection-startup-logically-raises-e2-77-million-to-prepare-for-us-elections.
- ↑ "Logically Raises £2.5m in Funding". 2020-07-13. https://www.finsmes.com/2020/07/logically-raises-2-5m-in-funding.html.
- ↑ Billen, Andrew (November 28, 2020). "Fake news, conspiracy theories, social media rumours – meet Lyric Jain, the man sifting fact from fiction". https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fake-news-conspiracy-theories-social-media-rumours-meet-lyric-jain-the-man-sifting-fact-from-fiction-wtm9q8tg5.
- ↑ Newman, Jared (August 3, 2020). "This AI fact-checking startup is doing what Facebook and Twitter won't". https://www.fastcompany.com/90535520/this-ai-fact-checking-startup-is-doing-what-facebook-and-twitter-wont.
- ↑ Brown, Elleen (August 13, 2020). "Logically launches tool to identify and combat fake news ahead of US elections". https://www.zdnet.com/article/logically-launches-tool-to-identify-and-combat-fake-news-ahead-of-us-elections/.
- ↑ Rodrigo, Chris Mills (March 1, 2021). "Startup bets on artificial intelligence to counter misinformation". https://thehill.com/policy/technology/540947-startup-bets-on-artificial-intelligence-to-counter-misinformation.
- ↑ Perez, Sarah (February 3, 2021). "TikTok to flag and downrank 'unsubstantiated' claims fact checkers can't verify". https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/03/tiktok-to-flag-and-downrank-unsubstantiated-claims-fact-checkers-cant-verify/.
- ↑ Hern, Alex (February 4, 2021). "TikTok to introduce warnings on content to help tackle misinformation". https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/04/tiktok-to-introduce-warnings-on-content-to-help-tackle-misinformation.
- ↑ Hernandez, Gina (February 3, 2021). "New prompts to help people consider before they share". https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-gb/new-prompts-to-help-people-consider-before-they-share-uk.
- ↑ Russell, Anna (March 10, 2021). "The Fight Against Vaccine Misinformation". The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/the-fight-against-vaccine-misinformation. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ Devlin, Kayleen; Robinson, Olga (February 23, 2022). "Ukraine crisis: Is Russia waging an information war?". https://www.bbc.com/news/60292915.
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