Google開發AI偵測工具
Misinformation is everywhere and text is only part of it.
假消息俯拾皆是，而文字只佔了其中一部份。
misinformation(n.)錯誤資訊、假消息false(adj.)假的misleading(adj.)誤導的
News feeds and chats on social media are inundated with out-of-context or falsified viral images and memes.
社群媒體上的信息流和聊天室裡充斥著各種斷章取義或造假的爆紅圖片和梗圖，
be inundated with使應接不暇、充斥overwhelm(v.)充斥、充滿out of context斷章取義falsify(v.)偽造、篡改
These issues are particularly noteworthy in Asia as there are eight times more social media users there than in North America.
這個現象在社群媒體使用者比北美多出8倍的亞洲尤其顯著。
noteworthy(adj.)顯著的=notable
Although there are existing tools for Asian journalists to verify the origins and authenticity of news images, they’re outdated, inconsistent and mostly only available on desktop computers.
雖然既有的工具可以幫助亞洲記者核實新聞圖片的來源和真實性，但工具過於老舊、結果時常不一致、且多數只有桌電可以使用。
existing(adj.)現存的verify(v.)查證、核實origin(n.)起源、產地source(n.)來源（資訊、因果）authenticity(n.)真實性inconsistent(adj.)不一致的、反覆的=unpredictable=changing
In view of this, at the 2018 Trusted Media Summit held in Singapore, a group of experts from Google, Storyful, and the local news industry jointly developed a new AI-enabled tool that is optimized for mobile phones.
有鑑於此，2018年於新加坡舉辦的「可信媒體高峰會」中， Google、Storyful、以及當地新聞業的專家們共同研發出一款能在手機上使用的AI工具。
in view of因為、考慮到=on account of=owing toconsideringjoint(adj.)共同的optimize(v.)優化、最佳化optimal(adj.)最佳的
With backing from the Google News Initiative, the GNI Cloud Project and volunteer Google engineers, the resulting prototype has now been developed into an app named Source, powered by Storyful.
在「Google新聞倡議計劃」、「GNI雲端計劃」、和Google工程師志工的協助下，工具的原型已被開發為一款名為「Source, powered by Storyful」的應用程式。
initiative(n.)倡議、新措施volunteer(n.)(v.)志願者、自願prototype(n.)原型
The app uses Google’s AI technology, which gives instant access to an image’s public history and enables fact-checkers to sort, analyze and trace the picture to see if it has been manipulated.
應用程式使用Google的AI科技，可以立即取得某張圖片在網路上公開的記錄，讓事實查核員分類、分析圖片，並追溯圖片來源，分辨是否曾遭竄改。
instant(adj.)立即、立刻的access to管道enable sth. to Vr使能夠…analyze(v.)分析trace(v.)追查、追蹤manipulate(v.)（以不當手段）操縱
Source can also help detect and translate text in images; this feature is especially useful when journalists want to categorize or investigate popular pictures on the Internet.
Source也能協助偵測並翻譯圖片中的文字，這項功能對於想要分類或調查網上熱門圖片的記者來說特別有用。
detect(v.)偵測feature(n.)特色function(n.)功能categorize(v.)歸類=sortinvestigate(v.)調查
Eamonn Kennedy, Storyful’s Chief Product Officer, said thus far, 130 people from 17 different countries have used the app to check the origin of images on social media, communication software and news websites.
Storyful的產品總監甘迺迪表示，目前已有17國共130位用戶使用Source查核社群媒體、通訊軟體和新聞網站上的圖片出處。
thus far迄今=until now=so far
He said the ultimate goal of the project is to build a “toolbox” of public fact-checking resources, with Source at the center, using Google’s AI to facilitate journalists’ work all over the world.
甘迺迪也指出，該計劃的最終目標是要為大眾打造一個以Source為主軸、協助資訊查核的「工具箱」，並運用Google的AI技術協助全世界記者的工作。
ultimate(adj.)最終的、最…的resource(n.)資源facilitate(v.)使便利