Elections and the Future of Misinformation, Interview with Nick Clegg, Meta - EmTech Digital 2024

In 2024, over 40 national elections will happen around the world, making it one of the most consequential political years in history. At the same time, generative AI has enabled an entirely new age of misinformation. And it's all coalescing with major shakeups at social media companies and information platforms. What does the intersection of technology, social media, and information consumption mean for democracy? (Live interview from EmTech Digital, May22, 2024, hosted by MIT Technology Review,‪@technologyreview‬ )
Bio:
Nick Clegg, President, Global Affairs, Meta
Sir Nick Clegg is President, Global Affairs at Meta. He joined the company, then called Facebook, in 2018 after almost two decades in British and European public life. Prior to being elected to the UK Parliament in 2005, he worked in the European Commission and served for five years as a member of the European Parliament. He became leader of the Liberal Democrat party in 2007 and served as Deputy Prime Minister in the UK’s first coalition government since the war, from 2010 to 2015. He has written two best-selling books, Politics: Between the Extremes and How To Stop Brexit (And Make Britain Great Again).
Read the article at MIT Technology Review:
www.technologyreview.com/2024...
Speaker: Nick Clegg, President, Global Affairs, Meta
Host: Amy Nordrum, Executive Editor, MIT Technology Review
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[@godzilla90fan]

Kudos to the interviewer for asking the hard questions in such a respectful manner, and to the interviewee for doing his best to not dodge questions or liability.

[@chek21212]

ruclips.net/video/iBlKh4rslII/видео.html I can't make out the person's name / company who asks the first question. Does anyone know?