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The Future of News: Is There a War on Truth?

Season 2 Episode 86 | 1hr 03m 57s

Is the internet loosening our collective grasp on the truth, and if so, how do we solve it? Pioneers of digital news once argued that new online sources and lower barriers to entry would bring us new perspectives about the world.

Aired: 06/26/17
The Aspen Institute produces the Aspen Ideas Festival in concert with its partner, The Atlantic.
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They invited America to join them via FB live, and through their spontaneous town hall
Unlike the internet, AI is not a new industry
On Genius
State-sponsored cyber-spies and transnational organized crime groups pose urgent threats
We constantly strive to engage and surprise each other, our inventiveness giving us reason
Suddenly, machines are learning from gigantic expanding data sets at rapid rates.
The Second Mountain: The Next Big Challenge in Your Life
At an alarming rate, militaries from around the globe are employing AI
Can such a business-led effort toa promote carbon dividends
How did we get here? How are Western values shifting? What might the future hold?
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They invited America to join them via FB live, and through their spontaneous town hall
Unlike the internet, AI is not a new industry
On Genius
State-sponsored cyber-spies and transnational organized crime groups pose urgent threats
We constantly strive to engage and surprise each other, our inventiveness giving us reason
Suddenly, machines are learning from gigantic expanding data sets at rapid rates.
The Second Mountain: The Next Big Challenge in Your Life
At an alarming rate, militaries from around the globe are employing AI
Can such a business-led effort toa promote carbon dividends
How did we get here? How are Western values shifting? What might the future hold?