AI and Climate Misinformation
Asheley Landrum of Arizona State University will address the increasing public concern about AI’s potential to worsen misinformation in society.
In this workshop, Asheley Landrum of Arizona State University will address the increasing public concern about AI’s potential to worsen misinformation in society. Her discussion will begin with an examination of the various AI technologies relevant to the broader issue of misinformation. Landrum will then explore the ways that AI could both amplify and alleviate climate misinformation. Lastly, she will present and analyze five hypotheses about AI and misinformation. After assessing the existing evidence for each hypothesis, she will consider potential policy implications and point out important avenues for future study to understand better, and then to redress, the problem of climate misinformation.