Germany’s Federal Agency for Civic Education has recommended that people should take four steps in order to help to distinguish real news from fake news.
Look closely.
Think for yourself.
Think critically.
Check sources.
Good advice, as long as people know how to ‘think critically’. It is to be hoped that programmes of ‘civic education’ include the development of people’s skills of critical thinking.
Kristina Kallas, the Estonian Education Minister, has stressed the significance of the use of AI in education. She argues for the teaching of cognitive skills