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AI-Powered Sentiment Analysis on News Media

Accountable

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

Functional Modes

Deciding (Analytical AI)

Human decides

Purpose

Inform

Input Dataset

Operational data Anonymized data

Algorithm or Model

Affect & Emotion Analysis

Output Dataset

About a measurement Anonymized data

Details

This system, provided by vendor Meltwater, monitors news media articles and automatically scores the sentiment (positive, negative, or neutral) expressed in them toward Veterans Affairs Canada topics. The primary users are Government of Canada employees who use the analytics to understand public media coverage. The system has been retired and is no longer in active use. No personal data about veterans or citizens appears to be processed; the system analyses published media content.