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.
In the age of AI, critical thinking is needed more than ever.
In a recent article in Forbes, Ron Carucci makes a well-developed case for why critical thinking is very much needed (‘In the age of AI,