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Disinformation, digital tech and democracy

Disinformation, digital tech and democracy

Update: 2025-10-30
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In this programme we hear three thoughtful perspectives on the threat digital technologies pose for democracy. Henry Farrell from Johns Hopkins University argues disinformation must be tackled at a group level, not an individual one. Philosopher, John Tasioulas, says modern representative democracy is too easily corrupted by big tech. And AI specialist, Marcus Beard, introduces us to the phenomenon he calls "slopaganda".

Guests

Professor John Tasioulas — ethicist and immediate former Director of the Institute for Ethics and AI, University of Oxford

Professor Henry Farrell — Political Scientist, Johns Hopkins University

Marcus Beard — Digital, disinformation and AI specialist, Fenimore Harper Communications

Further information

Henry Farrell - We're getting the social media crisis wrong

John Tasioulas - The classical key to the AI revolution

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Disinformation, digital tech and democracy

Disinformation, digital tech and democracy

Australian Broadcasting Corporation