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Learn this from the Rochdale debacle: society faces peril when smart people believe dumb things | Gaby Hinsliff
Azhar Ali’s parroting of anti-Israel conspiracy theories is not a warning just for Labour – there’s a lesson in it for everyone What kind of idiot falls for a conspiracy theory? Somebody gullible, you might imagine: at best someone vulnerable or mentally unwell, and at worst someone actively malicious. But mostly, to be blunt, not…
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Learn this from the Rochdale debacle: society faces peril when smart people believe dumb things | Gaby Hinsliff
Azhar Ali’s parroting of anti-Israel conspiracy theories is not a warning just for Labour – there’s a lesson in it for everyone What kind of idiot falls for a conspiracy theory? Somebody gullible, you might imagine: at best someone vulnerable or mentally unwell, and at worst someone actively malicious. But mostly, to be blunt, not…
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Learn this from the Rochdale debacle: society faces peril when smart people believe dumb things | Gaby Hinsliff
Azhar Ali’s parroting of anti-Israel conspiracy theories is not a warning just for Labour – there’s a lesson in it for everyone What kind of idiot falls for a conspiracy theory? Somebody gullible, you might imagine: at best someone vulnerable or mentally unwell, and at worst someone actively malicious. But mostly, to be blunt, not…
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Learn this from the Rochdale debacle: society faces peril when smart people believe dumb things | Gaby Hinsliff
Azhar Ali’s parroting of anti-Israel conspiracy theories is not a warning just for Labour – there’s a lesson in it for everyone What kind of idiot falls for a conspiracy theory? Somebody gullible, you might imagine: at best someone vulnerable or mentally unwell, and at worst someone actively malicious. But mostly, to be blunt, not…
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Learn this from the Rochdale debacle: society faces peril when smart people believe dumb things | Gaby Hinsliff
Azhar Ali’s parroting of anti-Israel conspiracy theories is not a warning just for Labour – there’s a lesson in it for everyone What kind of idiot falls for a conspiracy theory? Somebody gullible, you might imagine: at best someone vulnerable or mentally unwell, and at worst someone actively malicious. But mostly, to be blunt, not…
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AI Briefing: Tech giants adopt AI content standards, but will it be enough to curb fakes?
AI providers and government entities announced a flurry of efforts aimed at bolstering the internet’s defenses from AI-generated misinformation. Last week, major AI players announced new transparency and detection tools for AI content. Hours after Meta detailed plans for labeling AI images from outside platforms, OpenAI said it will start including metadata for images generated…
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‘Our kids are suffering’: calls for ban on social media to protect under-16s
Debate gains traction as evidence grows on negative impact of social media use on mental health of young people Many parents of digitally obsessed teens must have wished they could bin their smartphones. As evidence mounts about the risks of social media, there is a growing public clamour to protect children better – with some…
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‘Our kids are suffering’: calls for ban on social media to protect under-16s
Debate gains traction as evidence grows on negative impact of social media use on mental health of young people Many parents of digitally obsessed teens must have wished they could bin their smartphones. As evidence mounts about the risks of social media, there is a growing public clamour to protect children better – with some…
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‘Our kids are suffering’: calls for ban on social media to protect under-16s
Debate gains traction as evidence grows on negative impact of social media use on mental health of young people Many parents of digitally obsessed teens must have wished they could bin their smartphones. As evidence mounts about the risks of social media, there is a growing public clamour to protect children better – with some…
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‘Our kids are suffering’: calls for ban on social media to protect under-16s
Debate gains traction as evidence grows on negative impact of social media use on mental health of young people Many parents of digitally obsessed teens must have wished they could bin their smartphones. As evidence mounts about the risks of social media, there is a growing public clamour to protect children better – with some…