The Future of Truth: How AI Reshapes Reality
Summary
Truth has never been straightforward. But now, AI offers to solve it—filter the noise, rank the sources, settle the debate. We’re told it’ll help us see clearly across politics, science, work, art, and justice. But what if the answers it gives us come with hidden terms? In this talk, Steven Rosenbaum unpacks the uneasy promise of algorithmic truth—and what’s lost when machines start shaping what counts as real. The Future of Truth: How AI Shapes Reality.
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- Steve Rosenbaum
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