Book launch and talk: The Information Animal by Alicia Wanless

Depending on the news you read, new tools like AI will either save or destroy us. But our response to emerging technology’s ‘unprecedented’ threats actually follows a pattern as old as civilisation. From ancient Athens to COVID-19, social media to spam, Alicia Wanless shows how humans have always consumed information, whether accurate or not.

Prismatic Pages is excited to host a discussion with Alicia Wanless, in conversation with Samar Abbas Nawaz, about Alicia's timely new book "The Information Animal", out this May.

The conversation between Alicia and Samar will be followed by a Q and A with time for mingling and signing after. Copies of the book will be available for purchase!

This event is free but please register at the link to secure your spot, as space is limited.

Alicia Wanless is the director of the Information Environment Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which aims to foster evidence-based policymaking for the governance of the information environment.

Samar Abbas Nawaz is a lawyer and an academic researcher who shares expertise in tech regulation. He currently works at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) on multiple projects relating to tech governance within the European Union.

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