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Barack Obama tells Glasgow audience drift towards extremism 'not inevitable'
Obama said social media and AI are making it harder to agree on facts, warning that democracy cannot function without them.
- On Wednesday, former U.S. President Barack Obama addressed approximately 12,150 people at Glasgow's OVO Hydro, discussing democracy and artificial intelligence with British journalist Sathnam Sanghera.
- Obama described misinformation as "one of the biggest dangers that we are facing right now," arguing that algorithmic incentives for anger and fear fuel polarization.
- Reflecting on his personal connection to Scotland, the former president recalled seeing the Average White Band open for Earth Wind and Fire at his first concert; their song 'Pick Up the Pieces' now boasts over 115 million streams on Spotify.
- Following the Glasgow engagement, Obama traveled to Manchester on Thursday to continue his three-night UK tour, appearing at Co-op Live for similar discussions on global challenges.
- Emphasizing that a drift toward extremism is "not inevitable," Obama urged audiences to remember their role in an "ongoing story" as America approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Former American President Barack Obama warns that disinformation and content that exploits anger and fear fuel political polarization and the rise of extremism. In a conference held in Glasgow, Obama also drew attention to the risks that artificial intelligence could bring to democracy, warning that it will become increasingly difficult to distinguish the truth from lies. However, the former leader of the White House claims that drifting to extr…
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