{"id":367,"date":"2023-08-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/?p=367"},"modified":"2023-08-21T18:13:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T22:13:56","slug":"scientists-confronting-the-disinformation-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsequences.org\/podcasts\/2023\/08\/scientists-confronting-the-disinformation-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Confronting the Disinformation Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Guest:<\/strong> Sheldon Himelfarb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the advances in AI and increasing sophistication in creating misleading content such as deepfakes, there is growing concern especially amongst academics and researchers about the threat mis- and dis-information pose not only for the 2024 election cycle and democracy, but also for pressing concerns such as public health and climate change. How can we address a polluted information ecosystem at a time of significant social divide and erosion of trust? How can scientific principles and approach inform policy? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please join us for a conversation with Shelton Himelfarb, the co-founder and Executive Director of the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE)<\/a>\u00a0 an independent global organization of over 300 leading scientists dedicated to providing actionable scientific knowledge on threats to our information landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by:<\/strong> Alexa Raad and Leslie Daigle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n