Truth in an Age of Information

Alan Dix, Alan Dix

2022

Abstract

Many of the issues in the modern world are complex and multifaceted: migration, banking, not to mention climate change and Covid. Furthermore, social-media, which at first seemed to offer more reliable 'on the ground' citizen journalism, has instead become a seedbed of dis-information. Trust in media has plummeted, just when it has become essential. This is a problem, but also an opportunity for research in HCI that can make a real difference in the world. The majority of work in this area, from various disciplines including datascience, AI and HCI, is focused on combatting misinformation – fighting back against bad actors. However, we should also think about doing better – helping good actors to curate, disseminate and comprehend information better. There is exciting work in this area, but much still to do.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Dix A. (2022). Truth in an Age of Information. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: CHIRA, ISBN 978-989-758-609-5, pages 7-14. DOI: 10.5220/0011632000003323

in Bibtex Style

@conference{chira22,
author={Alan Dix},
title={Truth in an Age of Information},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: CHIRA,},
year={2022},
pages={7-14},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011632000003323},
isbn={978-989-758-609-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: CHIRA,
TI - Truth in an Age of Information
SN - 978-989-758-609-5
AU - Dix A.
PY - 2022
SP - 7
EP - 14
DO - 10.5220/0011632000003323