AI Sessions #8: Misinformation, Social Media, and Deepfakes (with Sacha Altay)

Henry and I chat with Dr Sacha Altay about:

* How prevalent is misinformation?

* What even is “misinformation”?

* Is there a difference between politics and science?

* How impactful are propaganda, influence campaigns, and advertising?

* What impact has social media had on modern democracies?

* How worried should we be about the impact of generative AI, including deepfakes, on the information environment?

* The “liar’s dividend”

* Whether ChatGPT is more accurate and less biased than the average politician, pundit, and voter.

Links

* Sacha Altay

* “Misinformation Reloaded? Fears about the Impact of Generative AI on Misinformation are Overblown” Felix M. Simon, Sacha Altay, & Hugo Mercier