Why VERITY?

Communication exposes humans to the risk of misinformation, necessitating epistemic vigilance to check source reliability. We are overloaded with information from unknown sources, lacking the time, motivation, or expertise to evaluate it properly, pushing our epistemic vigilance mechanisms outside their comfort zone. In such situations, epistemic traps in written documents exploit the brain’s tendency to jump to conclusions, leading to biased interpretations and cognitive biases. Currently, there are no effective tools to identify and mitigate the inherent pitfalls of human cognition and the biases that affect real-time decision-making. There is a pressing need for cognitive bias detection tools that can be adapt to each user’s unique mental state and for user-friendly interfaces that integrate seamlessly with existing platforms.

How does VERITY work?

VERITY is an innovative software designed to enhance professional decision-making by mitigating cognitive biases and factual inaccuracies in digital content. By leveraging state-of-the-art LLMs and a proprietary library of definitions and examples of cognitive biases curated by a team of scientists, VERITY conducts:

Cognitive bias detection

Highlights and flags sections of the text that display any signs of bias or subjective interpretation to ensure objectivity.

Coherence checking

Detects portions of the text containing inconsistencies, contradictions, or unclear information, and flags them for user fact-checking and verification.

Industry-specific expertise

EVA, using Theory of Mind, identifies both the communicator’s intent and the recipient’s goals.

Paraphrase Generation

Produces clear notes explaining the impact of epistemic traps and paraphrases biased content.

Chatbot interaction

Users can interact with EVA to search the web, explain epistemic traps, rephrase biased sentences, simplify language, or decode jargon.

01

Upload file

Select pages and load
content

02

Provide utility function

Select parameter, and
start analysis

03

Highlight

Highlights all the Biases in the text and provides reasoning and paraphrasing for each identified bias

'S advantages

90% Bias identified and mitigated

95% flagging of facts to be checked

50% less time on document review

Increased trust on AI systems

Annual Savings

€26,000

Hourly rate of €100 and reduction of analysis hours to half.

Time Saved

€100,000

10% increase in revenue of MSE with a €1 million revenue baseline

Time Saved

50%

By flagging biased information and automating coherent checking