BMFTR-Funded Project Launches to Advance Explainable AI for Tackling Digital Disinformation

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:39:16 +0200
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An application-oriented research project at the intersection of social impact and Explainable AI has officially launched: the BMFTR-funded project EKILED (Erklärbare KI zum Lernen über digitale Desinformation) aims to make AI systems for detecting disinformation more transparent and educationally valuable.

Against the backdrop of growing challenges posed by digital disinformation in today’s interconnected public sphere, EKILED focuses on advancing Explainable AI approaches to open up the "black box” of complex AI models. The goal is to help users—particularly students—understand how and why AI systems classify content as disinformation, and which patterns they rely on in doing so.