That’s why critical thinking education isn’t optional, it’s foundational. If verification now happens at the level of the individual, then the individual needs the tools institutions once provided, rigour, scepticism, and the ability to challenge their own assumptions.
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I would suggest what appear to be a political divide is actually semantic in nature. One side sees words as a way to seek truth in the world, while the other uses words as a way to create the world around them.
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Verification, Deliberation, Accountability flattened by Social Media and performance politicians
Truth becomes what politicians/tech bros want it to be
AI destroy our cognitive abilities
Brave New World or 1984
https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-death-of-the-student-essayand
The print media in UK prefer the current system
The BBC both sides everything so cannot rely on them
https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-death-of-the-student-essayand
People on the left are brilliant at analysis but it really doesn't help.
Sorry for being negative
I wonder if AI models hold any promise for becoming a better means of verification. A major function of AI models is that they are filters. They probably work as better governors on reasonable discourse than social media?
So major AI techs are also against democracy, because it reinforces demagogue.