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The reality game : how the next wave of technology will break the truth /

Despite all the attention paid to it, the problem of online disinformation is only getting worse. Social media may well play a role in the 2020 presidential election and other major political events. But that doesn't begin to describe what future propaganda will look like. As Samuel Woolley sho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woolley, Samuel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Communication in politics > Technological innovations > United States.
Internet > Political aspects > United States.
Digital media > Political aspects > United States.
Social media > Political aspects > United States.
Propaganda.
Table of Contents:
  • Truth is not technical
  • Breaking the truth : past, present, and future
  • From critical thinking to conspiracy theory
  • Artificial intelligence : rescue or ruin?
  • Fake video : fake, but not yet deep
  • Extended reality media
  • Building technology in the human image
  • Conclusion : designing with human rights in mind.