Here at the Knowledge Mapping Lab we specialise in Critically Combatting misinformation using artificial intelligence and human language technology and finding strategies to promote social good and constructive bias.
Below are the latest outputs from our Human language technology projects, funded by the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture for South African Sign Language.
These reports are the latest outputs in Human Language Technology
Combrink, Herkulaas; Loth, Chrismi-Rinda; Sibanda, Patrick; Siyavoshi, Sara; Nkuna, Nkateko; Coetzee, Nick; et al. (2025). Reports for Advancing South African Sign Language for 4IR Technological Development Using Place Names. University of the Free State. Report. https://doi.org/10.38140/ufs.28847498.v3
Mission
Our mission is to empower individuals, organisations, and institutions to make sense of information ecosystems by using cutting-edge tools like artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing (NLP), and data visualization.
Aim
We aim to combat infodemics, increase constructive bias in AI models, build better AI models by improving indigenous training data, upskill young tech enthusiasts, and promote truth by uncovering patterns, revealing insights, and promoting transparency and trust.
Community
We build all our insight and combat all types of bias, promote truth, promot AI research, and harness insight with our communities and collaborators. We therefore need you to become a part of this growing community!
In this simulation, based on the book by Dr HMVE Combrink "Computational Infodemic Intelligence", belief systems are mapped between skeptics and believers to determine what could happen when new information is introduced into a social ecosystem where uncertainty, misinformation, information voids, and disinformation are possible.