Truth-Seeking in an Age of (Mis)Information Overload / edited by David R. Castillo [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Castillo, David R., 1967- editor.

Series:

SUNY series, humanities to the rescue.

SUNY Series, Humanities to the Rescue Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truthfulness and falsehood.

Misinformation.

Artificial intelligence.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Offers a thorough, multidisciplinary picture of the informational challenges of our media ecosystem, as well as collaborative strategies for addressing them"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction A Convergence Approach to the Mis/Disinformation Problem

Part I Misinformation and Artificial Intelligence

Chapter 1 It Is Artificial, But Is It Intelligent?

Chapter 2 Disinformation, Power, and the Automation of Judgments: Notes on Algorithmic Harms to Democracy

Part II Science Communication, Cultivating Awareness

Chapter 3 Communicating Science in an Increasingly Politicized Environment

Chapter 4 Generative Media and Our Collective Response to the Ecological Crisis

Chapter 5 SWAMP (Studies of Work Atmospheres and Mass Production)

Part III Building Trust

Chapter 6 Trust and Confidence in Medicine Among Americans

Chapter 7 Practicing Responsible Science through Community Engagement

Afterword. Trusting Fictions Truth

List of Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4384-9925-6

OCLC:

1455115158

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access