Misinformation and Disinformation
Vienna
Austria
This event is available both online and in-person
Sponsor(s):
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
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For the second year in a row, a survey of experts conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has identified misinformation and disinformation as presenting the single greatest global risk in the short term. This assessment is driven by the belief that misinformation and disinformation generate and exacerbate societal polarization and instability, and that novel artificial intelligence technologies amplify these challenges. But what exactly are misinformation and disinformation? What harms do misinformation and disinformation cause? How might artificial intelligence contribute to these harms? And are these harms as severe as the results of the WEF survey suggest? This conference brings together experts with diverging perspectives to address these issues.
The Knowledge in Crisis conference on Misinformation and Disinformation will be held on 19-20 May. The conference is hosted by Central European University in Vienna, Austria, and is supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). The conference is organized by Tim Crane (CEU) and Keith Raymond Harris (University of Vienna).
19/5
9:30-10:00
Welcome and coffee
10:00-11:20
Sacha Altay (University of Zurich): Rethinking the problem of misinformation and generative AI
11:20-11:40
Coffee break
11:40-1
Verena Wagner (Humboldt University of Berlin): Fake Answers: Fit-Checking vs. Fact-Checking
1:00-2:30
Lunch
2:30-3:50
Justin McBrayer (Fort Lewis College): What’s so bad about fake news?
3:50-4:10
Coffee break
4:10-5:30
Anne Meylan (University of Zurich): If you ask yourself a question, seek the answer!
20/5
9:30-10:00
Welcome and coffee
10:00-11:20
Keith Harris (University of Vienna): Misinformation, mistrust, and immersive fantasy
11:20-11:40
Coffee break
11:40-1
Jessica Pepp (Uppsala University): Not even wrong? LLMs, meaning, and misinformation
1:00-2:30
Lunch
2:30-3:50
Dan Williams (University of Sussex): The Misinformation Dilemma: Balancing Objectivity and Explanation
3:50-4:10
Coffee break
4:10-5:30
Quassim Cassam (University of Warwick):The problem with ‘misinformation’
The talks will be delivered in person, but it will also be possible to follow the conference online. To register, please complete the form at the link provided under the "Registration" section of this listing by 15 May. If you have any questions, please contact Keith Raymond Harris at [email protected].
