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Yiwei Xu

@yiweixu.bsky.social

25fall 🔜 Assistant Professor @ UMD iSchool | Postdoc @ UW iSchool & CIP | PhD from Cornell Comm | Social data science, health informatics, human-centered AI www.yiweixu.net

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PNAS Nexus @pnasnexus.org · 04/08/2025

Repeating duplicated messages—known as CopyPasta—over and over online is a common misinformation strategy. Using AI to paraphrase the message, what the authors call “AIPasta,” could be even more effective at creating a false consensus. In PNAS Nexus: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

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Center for an Informed Public @cip.uw.edu · 11/08/2025

Check out "The persuasive potential of AI-paraphrased information at scale," an open-access article exploring "AIPasta," written by a team of @cip.uw.edu researchers led by @dashsaloni.bsky.social with co-authors @yiweixu.bsky.social, @maddyjalbert.bsky.social and @emmaspiro.bsky.social ⤵️

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Saloni Dash @dashsaloni.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Excited to announce that my paper "The persuasive potential of AI-paraphrased information at scale" with my wonderful collaborators @yiweixu.bsky.social, @maddyjalbert.bsky.social, and @emmaspiro.bsky.social has been published at PNAS Nexus! Link: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

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The persuasive potential of AI-paraphrased information at scale

Abstract. In this article, we study how AI-paraphrased messages have the potential to amplify the persuasive impact and scale of information campaigns. Bui

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Center for an Informed Public @cip.uw.edu · 03/12/2024

We're currently seeking applications for up to two @cip.uw.edu postdoctoral fellows who will be hired as postdoctoral scholars. Learn more: www.cip.uw.edu/2024/12/03/c...

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CIP seeks applications for up to 2 postdoctoral fellows

The University of Washington Center for an Informed Public (CIP) invites applications for up to two CIP Postdoctoral Fellows who will be hired as Postdoctoral Scholars.

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Mert Can Bayar @mertcanbayar.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Great news! CIP now has a starter pack that showcases our current and past team members! Give them a follow!

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