How we can protect truth in the age of misinformation | Sinan Aral

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  • Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
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    Fake news can sway elections, tank economies and sow discord in everyday life. Data scientist Sinan Aral demystifies how and why it spreads so quickly -- citing one of the largest studies on misinformation -- and identifies five strategies to help us unweave the tangled web between true and false.
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Комментарии • 412

  • @eburneanix
    @eburneanix 2 года назад +157

    I came because my teacher said so, I didn't regret listening to this guy. To protect the truth from the fallacy, we should not focus on algorithms and machines more but instead, philosophy and ethics. Finally, school for me has finally some fun and knowledge that I can finally use in my daily life.

  • @obsoleteoptics
    @obsoleteoptics 4 года назад +129

    It's true what is said: a lie travels 'round the world before the truth can get its boots on

    • @obsoleteoptics
      @obsoleteoptics 4 года назад

      @BLAIR M Schirmer What's she got to do with anything? She's a puppet just like the rest of 'em!

    • @sahinyasar9119
      @sahinyasar9119 4 года назад +3

      Then become a soldier. Therefore you can see the truth

    • @obsoleteoptics
      @obsoleteoptics 4 года назад +2

      @@sahinyasar9119 Hard pass. In war, truth is always the first casualty.

    • @EquiliMario
      @EquiliMario 4 года назад +1

      It's called bots. Those who spread fame news benefit from fast and wide spread. Using bots gets you there instantly. True news relies on spreading by human interaction, which is fastly slower.
      Edit: he just introduced the bots. I spoke too soon, sorry. I was partially right though :p

    • @sahinyasar9119
      @sahinyasar9119 4 года назад

      @@EquiliMario I think obsolete said boots not bots

  • @jackmen4
    @jackmen4 4 года назад +354

    To summarize: People’s opinions aren’t worth the same as facts. Always doubt, search multiple sources, ask a shitload of questions.

    • @Bobbenissimo
      @Bobbenissimo 4 года назад +18

      And social media can be very dangerous

    • @phil6264
      @phil6264 4 года назад +1

      @@obsoleteoptics direct experience? be careful what you ask

    • @obsoleteoptics
      @obsoleteoptics 4 года назад +1

      @@phil6264 why?

    • @phil6264
      @phil6264 4 года назад +4

      @@obsoleteoptics have you experienced war? have you experienced persecution because you are different? have to seen your friend killed by a terrorist? I have, and I do not want to experience it again.

    • @michaelcook3168
      @michaelcook3168 4 года назад +3

      And even all that still might not be enough.......

  • @mikew1332
    @mikew1332 4 года назад +38

    I thought about how to combine all of his recommendations. I accidentally invented the newspaper.

  • @banjoist123
    @banjoist123 3 года назад +13

    The real danger lies in the question "who gets to say what is true and what is not?"

  • @dannyc2600
    @dannyc2600 4 года назад +11

    It's not only about bot, policy and info transparency. Since anyone can spread information easily by using social media, I think it's everyone's responsibility to rethink before retweet.

  • @RoDutch
    @RoDutch 4 года назад +11

    This is so weird, this is exactly were I was thinking of the last couple of days. And now this was posted...

  • @DonaldAMisc
    @DonaldAMisc 4 года назад +110

    I always tell my friends: separate the Facts from the Stories about the Facts. Facts are objective and can be verified; Stories are subjective and are based around emotions, opinions, and bias. These days, an online new article can revolve around a single Fact but a plethora of Stories. Separate the Facts from the Stories about the Facts and you'll find a lot of news these days is pretty lacking. The truth is often much more boring...😜

    • @harrynac6017
      @harrynac6017 4 года назад +1

      And it's time consuming :(

    • @sourabhs14
      @sourabhs14 4 года назад +2

      It is really difficult to establish facts in social science. Consider history for example- Is it a fact that european imperialism was good for the colonized countries?
      Some people might argue that imperialism brought welfare and development to the "uncivilized" world. Whereas others argue that europeans looted and made them miserable.
      So you see, theres no truth here. In humanities, there is no right answer, there are just better opinions.

    • @pfzht
      @pfzht 4 года назад

      The Biden Burisma/Rosemont Seneca connection is pretty exciting.

    • @nancysmith1296
      @nancysmith1296 4 года назад

      1984!!

    • @banjoist123
      @banjoist123 3 года назад

      That's very true. When I was young, Walter Cronkite would take his glasses off at the end of the news and clearly state that what he was aobut to say was opinion. There is no such distinction today. This goes back to Ted Turner and his need to fill a 24 hour programming cycle. You can only read the headlines so many times. So, they started introducing "commentators', and soon we were listening to 23 hours and 45 minutes of opinion.

  • @rowredround7206
    @rowredround7206 4 года назад +35

    This would have been helpful 20 years ago

    • @chris432t6
      @chris432t6 4 года назад

      Unfortunately none of the solutions he put forward seem viably sound to me?

    • @ahab9712
      @ahab9712 2 года назад

      Funny you should say that, metal gear solid 2 warned us exactly 20 years ago in 2001

  • @JusticeSoulTuna
    @JusticeSoulTuna 4 года назад +3

    What madness is it that in the current times, the very nature of truth is in question...But if this is the case, all we can trust is what's human; trust your instinct. Not feelings before facts, but use your common sense, your wisdom and the opinions of those around you, to make informed decisions. That's what we'll need to rely on.

  • @uzumlukek875
    @uzumlukek875 4 года назад +5

    Information is power ❌
    Contact is power✔️

  • @YuriTarrdid
    @YuriTarrdid 2 года назад +3

    it's not up to anybody to protect truth from misinformation. it's up to the receiver of the information to determine

  • @willliam1420
    @willliam1420 4 года назад +5

    Make sure the "main stream" media are unbiased, that way people won't resort to social media for news

    • @baburekk
      @baburekk 4 года назад

      That's SF first.

  • @feeberizer
    @feeberizer 4 года назад +32

    It's been said that you can't believe everything you read. At some point, we may not be able to believe _anything_ we read...

    • @Macheako
      @Macheako 4 года назад

      You know we can still write...

    • @MetallicReg
      @MetallicReg 4 года назад +4

      Feeber Izer More interestingly - this is not a new phenomenon.
      Mythology, war propaganda and ideological texts (including all religious purposes) used the disinformation to control masses of population for as long as writing existed.
      We are just much more aware of it today and have a faster communication.

    • @nancysmith1296
      @nancysmith1296 4 года назад

      True that!

    • @nancysmith1296
      @nancysmith1296 4 года назад

      @@MetallicReg Yes sir thanks for that.

  • @Sammy.Canary
    @Sammy.Canary 4 года назад +8

    An excellent video. I greatly appreciate that he offers options for how to solve this issue, rather than simply highlighting it 👌🏻

  • @ilovepigeontv3826
    @ilovepigeontv3826 2 года назад +5

    I am actually here for my homeworks; but it’s actually a great time to listen to serious some kind of political issues and to be aware on a specific thing or situation. By the way I’m a10th grade student. K BYE ✌️

  • @yarinowild7605
    @yarinowild7605 15 дней назад

    the best video i have seen in a very, very long time

  • @Irondragon1945
    @Irondragon1945 4 года назад +5

    Maybe the only way out is to just not trust anything online....?! Im quite pessimistic on the topic.

    • @VeggiePower303
      @VeggiePower303 4 года назад

      Then you have thrown the truth out with the lies.
      YOU MUST USE YOUR OWN DISCERNMENT AND SHARPEN IT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
      I know it's tiring for someone like you.........

    • @Irondragon1945
      @Irondragon1945 4 года назад

      @@VeggiePower303 alright let's try that
      Youre being randomly aggressive so you're already out :^)

    • @juliahenriques210
      @juliahenriques210 4 года назад

      Yep. Especially in social media. Double or triple check everything.

  • @alanpebenito7055
    @alanpebenito7055 3 года назад +3

    1% truth plus 99% falsehood is not equal to 100% truth

  • @macwhite7257
    @macwhite7257 3 года назад +2

    “What is the truth, but a lie agreed upon.”

  • @dd41283
    @dd41283 Год назад

    Truth doesn't need protection. It simply is and can stand on its own under scrutiny and questioning.

  • @whatup654
    @whatup654 4 года назад +2

    People will believe a lie before they believe the truth.

  • @torguttormsyvertsen9088
    @torguttormsyvertsen9088 4 года назад +1

    "There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed."
    - Livy (59BC-17)

  • @EquiliMario
    @EquiliMario 4 года назад +1

    I just don't use Twitter anymore because of the large amount of rubbish you need to filter to find actual information.

  • @jobhuisman6350
    @jobhuisman6350 4 года назад +8

    Its pretty ironic that this is on ted, the people that choose the speakers should watch this

  • @youtubemoderationtaskforce5583
    @youtubemoderationtaskforce5583 4 года назад +1

    We’ve reached a time filled with chaos, anxiety and uncertainty. We can’t discern the truth from fiction.
    He says we need to be more aware and have a better system of checks and balances. It won’t matter. The chaos has already bred with our minds. It’s here to stay for the foreseeable future. We’ve become dependent on technology. We thought it would improve our lives. The consequences of the technology has moved in and become apparent. Everything has become either meaningless, or a blunt shock to our fragile emotions. We live on impulses of craziness.
    The only way to stop the chaos is to stop the technology or totally opt out, when possible.
    We should have listened to Ted Kaczynsky.

  • @jean-francoi4083
    @jean-francoi4083 2 года назад

    Protect the truth! Amazing. As if the truth isint universal, for everyone, and that it can be threatened by something other than the truth! What you meant is to protect your assets. Others want your assets, maybe. When the truth finds you, you are fulfilled by it! When you are not participating in evolution, you are busy trying to "protect" (intellectual property or material). If you operate from lack insted of abundance, life has a duty to set your priority straigh! Your heart IS the source of abundance. Not your collection of bits and pieces. Bless these talks.

  • @cybersekkin
    @cybersekkin 4 года назад

    obscurity does not help in security. Open and transparent is not at odds. The implications on this talk are skewed into selling a bill of goods for a system that will be used for information suppression businesses and governments would love it.

  • @Kyle-wd7xl
    @Kyle-wd7xl 22 дня назад

    Thanks

  • @vesawuoristo4162
    @vesawuoristo4162 4 года назад +1

    Very important piece

  • @ocamtille9114
    @ocamtille9114 4 года назад +1

    Amazing cintribution

  • @benjaming.8368
    @benjaming.8368 3 года назад

    Politics and sociology study the skill of spreading information, true or false.

  • @visionbrain2309
    @visionbrain2309 4 года назад +1

    TRUTH PROTECTS ITS SELF.

  • @religiohominilupus5259
    @religiohominilupus5259 4 года назад +3

    Mr. Aral, I won't believe a word you said until I corroborate your statements through multiple independent sources. 😉😀

  • @parkhyung-seok1349
    @parkhyung-seok1349 2 года назад +1

    POV:YOUR BECAUSE THE LINK IN YOUR MODULES

  • @solomonkalit5119
    @solomonkalit5119 2 года назад +1

    Great talk!

  • @PedroVarguesOfficial
    @PedroVarguesOfficial 4 года назад

    We'll very likely progress into 'You can't believe everything you think'

  • @normanpatterson4462
    @normanpatterson4462 3 года назад +2

    Very interesting and insightful! This quote is priceless, "Humans have to be in the loop of this technology because we can never escape that underlying any technological solution or approach is a fundamental ethical and philosophical question about how do we define truth and falsity, to whom do we give the power to define truth and falsity, and which opinions are legitimate, which type of speech should be allowed and so on. Technology is not a solution for that. Ethics and philosophy is a solution for that." This is THE fundamental question, isn't it? I think the answer to this question can only come through outside self-attesting revelation, otherwise, we are caught in the trap of relativism and subjectivism, and human opinion. The foundation must be the self-attesting Biblical revelation of the one and only Trinitarian God of the infallible and inerrant Bible. Without this revelation, you can't know anything!

  • @larrycarter1192
    @larrycarter1192 2 года назад

    Listen to your radio station anymore. They don't tell you what time it is anymore. That's because they recorded it earlier. Nobody is really in the radio station anymore.

  • @powerralley
    @powerralley 4 года назад +3

    Not sure what the exact solution is, but I'm confident blockchains will be involved.

  • @claibee1012
    @claibee1012 3 года назад +2

    Para sa module guyyyss✊🏾

    • @johnkevindmn_
      @johnkevindmn_ 2 года назад +1

      Ako din pahingi nga answer

    • @claibee1012
      @claibee1012 2 года назад

      @@johnkevindmn_ HAHA sayang late ko na nakita ser, naipasa kona ihh HAHA.

  • @zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998
    @zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 4 года назад

    my suggestion:
    state things with a special source site that's shared by people who state this or else people will lack incentive to believe you. It would contain proof for and against what you state. These sites would also have backups and hashes of each state to prove that it hasn't been meddled with as the hashes would be recorded in multiple servers. Each section of the source site would have its hash as well

  • @iainmackenzieUK
    @iainmackenzieUK 4 года назад

    Can AI be used to detect fake news? >Genrator> Discriminator >> High quality AI testing algorithm gives a % as to reliability??

  • @333STONE
    @333STONE 4 года назад +3

    What's True isn't popular, what's popular isn't True!

  • @GuitarZombie
    @GuitarZombie 4 года назад +3

    What is truth?

    • @phil6264
      @phil6264 4 года назад +1

      Truth is a three edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth...

  • @ManLikeSanaan
    @ManLikeSanaan 4 года назад +1

    Man like Sinaaaaaaan

  • @CatMamma94
    @CatMamma94 4 года назад +1

    Amen, bro. Amen!

  • @uness5324
    @uness5324 4 года назад +1

    Imagine after 10000 year someone find a video of the serie "see" and they think that we all used to be blind and pray like the queen 😂😂

  • @joyannaradcliffe2399
    @joyannaradcliffe2399 4 года назад +3

    It is well known by now that whatever is said long enough, gets believed, even if the information is false!

  • @BlueSkyBS
    @BlueSkyBS 4 года назад +6

    The speaker seems to be trying to shout out over the noise of a crowd in a silent room. The stridency of his voice made listening to him somewhat distracting.

    • @harrynac6017
      @harrynac6017 4 года назад +1

      Yeah, first 10 min. shouting about a problem as if we heard it for the first time, and then shouting solutions that are no solutions.

    • @dwaneyocum1718
      @dwaneyocum1718 4 года назад

      Typical. When people can't argue the message, they attack the method used to convey the message.

    • @harrynac6017
      @harrynac6017 4 года назад

      @@dwaneyocum1718 Well, he isn't the first one with this message, is he. Or are you saying you never heard this one before? It's like shouting cancer isn't good for your health.

    • @BlueSkyBS
      @BlueSkyBS 4 года назад

      Nobody's arguing the message. That's just the fake news going on inside your own head.

  • @Creepy-Girl
    @Creepy-Girl 4 года назад

    I live in Sweden and Yes there is a ton of misleading information here, both from companies, news media and social media.

  • @AvailableUsernameTed
    @AvailableUsernameTed 4 года назад

    I am reminded of the character of the 'Fair Witness' in Robert A. Heinlein's 'Stranger in a Strange Land' (1961). The 'Fair Witness' was a white robed professional observer whose reports were absolutely reputable.

  • @lovelymay1064
    @lovelymay1064 2 года назад +1

    I came because my teacher❤

  • @casanovagaming1727
    @casanovagaming1727 2 года назад +1

    Cno andto dahil sa module??

  • @maksimghyvoronsky5641
    @maksimghyvoronsky5641 4 года назад +2

    GREAT video! I generally never comment or leave a like but in this case I felt I had to. Truly one of my favorite👏🏽

  • @chris432t6
    @chris432t6 4 года назад

    What is real and what is fake? That's the game that the web plays more and more as it grows. Like we didn't have enough in our lives to question??

  • @motopeter2409
    @motopeter2409 4 года назад +1

    only education can level up protection. it also applylies to manipulation and framing as well. but not alone. need a framework of control system as well

  • @muzzleray
    @muzzleray 4 года назад +2

    "Holding Fiction to Power" 36c3

  • @dansiwek3593
    @dansiwek3593 4 года назад +1

    He said "Which speech should be allowed"? I got an Idea, how about free speech?

  • @baburekk
    @baburekk 4 года назад

    To avoid lies and propaganda that create the parallel universe we live in one needs to question everything served including what's served in this video, but also what's daily spread by TV stars, then step into other side's shoes, look for motives around you, backgrounds, tribal interests within the tribe, money, and especially look for what's not in the news... For everything else there's truth and nothing but the truth on the WikiLeaks. 😎

  • @valvarsson1
    @valvarsson1 4 года назад +2

    I'm lucky, all my news sources only post true news stories so that I don't have to worry about this stuff.

  • @luvdomus
    @luvdomus 4 года назад

    My father was born in 1917 in the hills of North Carolina and he refused to believe that black people were human, "they's a type o' jungle ape," he said, "they got it all writ up in textbooks and such but the liberals won't let it out." He could not grasp the idea that people in other countries speak other languages that are as meaningful to them as ours is to us. He thought that foreigners just made gibberish sounds like animals. Before he died in 2012 he expressed support for Trump, saying, "He's a damn site better'n that fella they got in there now!"

  • @introXversion
    @introXversion 4 года назад

    TL;DW
    Understand the difference between perception, reality, and the scientific definition of 'knowledge'

  • @chunkyLissieantklers
    @chunkyLissieantklers 2 года назад

    I like his voice.

  • @VeggiePower303
    @VeggiePower303 4 года назад

    And one of the biggest lie is that truth is relative. It's NOT.

    • @AtheistEve
      @AtheistEve 4 года назад

      VeggiePower303 Subjective truth is relative.

  • @gavinkerslake
    @gavinkerslake 4 года назад +2

    so very scary ...

  • @Hakan-xh7wh
    @Hakan-xh7wh 4 года назад

    The world's life is a lie, you tell us directly!

  • @allyisalright
    @allyisalright 4 года назад +1

    thank u for coming to my ted talk

  • @TheParablade
    @TheParablade 4 года назад +4

    Türkler burada mı?

  • @pyschologygeek
    @pyschologygeek 4 года назад +1

    Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.

  • @99wattr89
    @99wattr89 4 года назад

    I completely agree with the problem as presented, but the solutions suggested here, which mostly amount to corporations policing themselves, are unrealistic. Facebook and companies like it will never act ethically because they are not ethically motivated - they exist purely to enrich their owners.

  • @panyarerksakunchai6497
    @panyarerksakunchai6497 4 года назад

    18.00 PM to Thailand sir now

  • @kindnesslife1730
    @kindnesslife1730 4 года назад +1

    So true!

  • @sambromley7394
    @sambromley7394 4 года назад

    I personally think we're past the point where we can realistically do much. We're all boned. So might as well enjoy the time we have and go with the flow.

  • @francismausley7239
    @francismausley7239 3 года назад

    There is good and bad press... "Those which strive to speak only that which is truth, which hold the mirror up to truth, are like the sun: they light the world everywhere with truth and their work is imperishable. Those who play for their own little selfish ends give no true light to the world and perish of their own futility." - Abdu’l-Baha, Star of the West, Baha'i Faith

  • @angelasenining6025
    @angelasenining6025 2 года назад +1

    Who here is only watching this cuz of their teacher?🙂🤚

  • @phillywilly10
    @phillywilly10 4 года назад +1

    Didn't get further than 4 minutes in. Why is he shouting? He has a mic literally 3cm from his mouth

  • @iliakaplan
    @iliakaplan 4 года назад

    Amazing content

  • @larrycarter1192
    @larrycarter1192 2 года назад +1

    Whose truth?

  • @crisselgomez4331
    @crisselgomez4331 10 месяцев назад

    Can you help me guys what the
    Evidence of protect Truth in the age of misinformation because I need to answer my assignment

  • @mackidschannel
    @mackidschannel 4 года назад

    he said that there are 5, but he only mentioned 3. did I miss the 2? Labelling, Algorithms, etc

  • @bugsz1
    @bugsz1 4 года назад +1

    You can't handle the truth!

  • @merlyzei9659
    @merlyzei9659 2 года назад

    Im here bc of my English project

  • @vesawuoristo4162
    @vesawuoristo4162 4 года назад

    Twitter needs to be shut down.

  • @benjaming.8368
    @benjaming.8368 3 года назад

    What about a tax on attention in online ads. The more attention you draw, the more you pay for it.

    • @imogenlapsley
      @imogenlapsley 2 года назад

      That's exactly what PPC (pay per clicks) is

  • @stevenfielden8955
    @stevenfielden8955 2 года назад

    Re-pronounce mis-information as 'missing' or 'alternative' information - who discounts it?

  • @Freeminded77
    @Freeminded77 4 года назад

    Truth is relative!

  • @anushkanegi1143
    @anushkanegi1143 3 года назад +1

    I have to write a essay on this please someone give it 😩

  • @AndreiStoen
    @AndreiStoen 4 года назад

    Technologie is the tool to implement a fix to all these issues but it seems he has not brought up the concept of smart contracts at all as far as governance is concerned. But that's ok give it time.

  • @plodojed
    @plodojed 4 года назад +3

    Translation: How to continue swindling in the age of information.

    • @batrachian149
      @batrachian149 4 года назад

      Ah, the rare New Ager fascist. Delectable.

    • @plodojed
      @plodojed 4 года назад

      Jonas Bux I don't give a damn about those groups and all the types of socialists.

  • @DWHalse
    @DWHalse 4 года назад +1

    Sorry...Drone time..that's Drones with water balloons that cause "short outs" of Snowflake computers.

  • @emilydumduma193
    @emilydumduma193 2 года назад

    im here because of my module

  • @ATSucks1
    @ATSucks1 2 года назад

    Right right right, and Tim pool owns a zeppelin.

  • @chdwlkr1322
    @chdwlkr1322 2 года назад

    Sinan, you start this talk with a good example of "false news," but I'd argue this is distinct from so called "fake news." One is a wholly and blatant lie while the other is a more crafted half-truth. Both are problematic.

  • @MotivationToday
    @MotivationToday 4 года назад +1

    Elvis has left the building

  • @ankledrewdrew1068
    @ankledrewdrew1068 3 года назад +1

    Sino kaya nananood nito dahil lng sa module

  • @genes3924
    @genes3924 2 года назад

    I came here to answer an activity and I learned, great!

  • @d.a.n.3086
    @d.a.n.3086 4 года назад

    Even the speaker was passing on fake news. Sad

  • @raxador
    @raxador 4 года назад +3

    Ironic that this video is coming from Ted

  • @keo818
    @keo818 10 месяцев назад

    0:15- 1:25