A logic for biassed information diffusion by paranoid agents in social networks


Abstract: Information transmission in social networks is riddled with issues of reliability and trustworthiness. One of the main sources of disinformation can be traced back to agents—human or artificial—whose political or cultural agenda is guided by conspiracy theories. Modelling and understanding the behaviour of such agents within social networks is therefore crucial to approach the […]

New Publications in the Philosophy of Computational Sciences


Three new publications have just come out from members of our group on philosophical and epistemological aspects related to the computational sciences: Marcello D’Agostino together with Massimo Durante (University of Turin) analyse the issue of the governance of algorithms in information societies in their introduction to a Special Issue in Philosophy & Technology Hykel Hosni […]