AI and social media are and will escalate fake news, reinforcing biased beliefs by many. This already undermines public acceptance of science. Liberal democracies are built on fact-based discourse. Facts and discourse are getting impossible. In addition autocrates cut science. We are screwed. - ThreadSky

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rarlinghausfish.bsky.social • 36 days ago

AI and social media are and will escalate fake news, reinforcing biased beliefs by many. This already undermines public acceptance of science. Liberal democracies are built on fact-based discourse. Facts and discourse are getting impossible. In addition autocrates cut science. We are screwed.

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danielheringude.bsky.social•36 days ago

Uncomfortable thruth, but what we could do involves: 1 train our students what science is about and how to disseminate; 2 offer teacher training in the principles of science; 3 go to schools; 4 use all options to discuss with citizens, including social media; 5 don't give up

rarlinghausfish.bsky.social•35 days ago

And this is next. And reality in USA already https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring

rarlinghausfish.bsky.social•35 days ago

Yes we can and should. Except social science. I increasingly find this unproductive. Few care. We talk in bubbles. And there is a massive science crisis too. Predatory publishing, massive discrimination in hiring, activism hidden as science, irrelevant science dominating the output and more.

rarlinghausfish.bsky.social•35 days ago

I meant social media. Not social science.

danielheringude.bsky.social•35 days ago

😅 - I wondered already if you define all the angling research as natural science

rarlinghausfish.bsky.social•35 days ago

No. Social-ecological research or fisheries science. We do lots of applied social science

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