Category: misinformation
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When critical thinking isn’t enough: to beat information overload, we need to learn ‘critical ignoring’
When critical thinking isn’t enough: to beat information overload, we need to learn ‘critical ignoring’ Ralph Hertwig, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Anastasia Kozyreva, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Sam Wineburg, Stanford University, and Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol The web is an informational paradise and a hellscape at the same time. A boundless…
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Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers
Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers Karen W. Gavigan, University of South Carolina This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. School librarians hear the question all the time: Why do we need school libraries and school librarians when students have the internet?…
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AI-generated misinformation: 3 teachable skills to help address it
AI-generated misinformation: 3 teachable skills to help address it Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. In my digital studies class, I asked students to pose a query to ChatGPT and discuss the results. To my surprise, some asked ChatGPT about my biography. ChatGPT said I…
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Generative AI: 5 essential reads about the new era of creativity, job anxiety, misinformation, bias and plagiarism
Generative AI: 5 essential reads about the new era of creativity, job anxiety, misinformation, bias and plagiarism Generative AI: 5 essential reads about the new era of creativity, job anxiety, misinformation, bias and plagiarism Eric Smalley, The Conversation This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The light and dark sides of AI…
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5 expert tips to protect yourself from online misinformation
5 expert tips to protect yourself from online misinformation Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University et Andrea Galizia, Royal Roads University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The spread of misinformation is a major problem impacting many areas of society from public health, to science and even democracy itself. But…
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