Is democracy its biggest victim? We have long believed that the key to living freely is being able to discuss ideas and search for truth. Now some fear truth is dead.
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Truth is dead in our sinister era say experts
Is democracy its biggest victim? We have long believed that the key to living freely is being able to discuss ideas and search for truth. Now some fear truth is dead.
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What's happening?
Since the beginning of thinking itself, we have believed that we can arrive at truth by talking with each other.
Many think that the more people speak about a subject, the more likely it is that we will get to the truth. This idea is key to modern democracyA system of government based on the idea of rule by the people..
But some think democracy's strength can also be its weakness.
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If people start to believe things that are false, then they are free to spread these ideas and the search for the truth is made much harder.
ExpertsSomeone who knows a lot about a particular subject. warn there are many threatsSomething which is likely to cause danger. to truth. One of the biggest is false news spread on social media.
Others say new technology is making it harder to work out what is true and what is false. Deep fakesWhen AI is used to make convincing fake video, audio and images., made by AIA computer programme that has been designed to think. , can make it look like politicians and celebrities have done or said things which did not happen in real life.
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Is democracy its biggest victim?
Yes! Democracy only works if we all agree on what is true and what is false. Without this, we cannot talk about the best ideas for the future.
No! It is too early to panic. People have always believed in things which are not true, and democracy is still here.
Keywords
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
Experts - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Threats - Something which is likely to cause danger.
Deep fakes - When AI is used to make convincing fake video, audio and images.
AI - A computer programme that has been designed to think.
Truth is dead in our sinister era say experts
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Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
Experts - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Threats - Something which is likely to cause danger.
Deep fakes - When AI is used to make convincing fake video, audio and images.
AI - A computer programme that has been designed to think.