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Norwegian startup Factiverse wants to fight disinformation with AI | TechCrunch

Nov 17, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Factiverse, a Norwegian startup, has developed a business-to-business tool that provides live fact-checking of text, video, and audio. The company, which won best pitch in the Security, Privacy, and Social Networking category at TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 200, aims to help businesses save research time and mitigate reputational risk or legal liability. The tool is trained on high-quality data from reliable sources and fact-checkers worldwide, and it can identify claims and search the web in real time, prioritizing the most credible sources.

Factiverse claims to outperform GPT-4, Mistral 7-b, and GPT-3 in identifying fact-check worthy claims in 114 languages and determining the veracity of a claim. The company's success rate is around 80%, and it aims to improve as it onboards new customers globally. Factiverse is looking to raise a seed round in 2025 and is seeking customers and investors interested in investing in trust and credibility.

Key takeaways:

  • Factiverse, a Norwegian startup, has developed a B2B tool that provides live fact-checking of text, video, and audio, aiming to help businesses save research time and mitigate reputational risk or legal liability.
  • The company's AI model, which is trained on high-quality, credible data, is able to identify claims and search the web in real time, prioritizing the most credible sources related to the topic at hand.
  • Factiverse claims to outperform GPT-4, Mistral 7-b, and GPT-3 in identifying fact-check worthy claims in 114 languages, and also outperforms large language models in determining the veracity of a claim.
  • Factiverse is planning to raise a seed round in 2025 and is looking for customers and investors who want to invest in trust and credibility.
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