The Download: Introducing the new conspiracy age
Today's edition of The Download provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.
Introducing: the new conspiracy age
Conspiracy theories are now widespread, with fringe ideas turning into policy. America's institutions are under strain due to deep suspicion and covid isolation effects.
Online echo chambers are becoming harder to escape, and generative AI is altering truth. Technology and politics have boosted once-fringe ideas, which have been spreading for hundreds of years.
MIT Technology Review breaks down how this moment is changing science and technology, and how to navigate it.
Everything is a conspiracy theory now.
Autor's summary: Conspiracy age begins.