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Misinformation is an unfortunate part of contemporary life: there are many actors out there with an interest in making us believe things that are at best not quite what they seem or at worst outright lies. With the appearance of AI in every corner of the information space, we face new challenges from a flood of plausible-seeming material that can be produced effortlessly, but - even when created with no intent to mislead - may not be fact-checked or accurate.
How can we be information-savvy and build our "immunity" to being misled by misinformation and "facts" hallucinated by AI? Are we doomed to a post-truth future?
Join Librarian Erik Stevenson for a discussion on how to deal with misinformation on the internet and as we encounter it in real life.