Title: Synthetic disinformation

Abstract: Infodemics are the plague of online information. Yet, disinformation is not a new phenomenon. What has changed with with the advent of digital technologies and generative AI? In this talk, building on earlier work in the philosophy of techno-science, and on the collaboration of EU-funded SOLARIS project, I will sketch the countours of disinformation in the GenAI era. Specifcially, I will discuss the ways in which GenAI and deepfakes contribute to the creation and spreading of disinformation, through the creation of semantic content. While in a later phase of SOLARIS project there will be discussion about measures to counteract disinformation, on this occasion I will linger on the importance of understanding the problem from an ontological perspective, introducing the concept of synthetic socio-technical systems.

The seminar will held online on May 21st at 14:00 (Rome time) on the Microsoft Teams platform, here.