<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.options.talk">talk</span>: Digital facts and myths: "You've got it all wrong!" (Sometimes. Maybe.)

Do we fall for biased world views?

Let's have fun with claims that we may hear repeatedly. What would you say?

Tech, ML, AI ... destroy jobs. (No)
Regulation, privacy laws ... hinder innovation. (No)
We have to get tracked for personal information in exchange for free services. (No)
Better data [exchange] will reduce health cost [will do xyz]. (No)
[Social media] You are not the customer. You are the product. (No)
Data are the new gold [oil]. (No)

But wait: wouldn't "it depends" be a prudent answer? Let's discuss.

We will discuss what might indicate errors in reasoning. On what does it depend? Assumptions? Evidence?

A suggested "interdisciplinary common ground" could possibly help us decide whether claims are more likely to be facts or myths.

Some sayings - we just picked a few examples - sound nice and reasonable, thus likely tend to get repeated. But perhaps they were not as thoroughly examined as we might think. However, they might shape our world view or foster (mis)understanding of business models.

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Day: 2023-10-21
Start time: 10:30
Duration: 00:40
Room: HG D 1.1

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