What si truth

February 23, 2024

I have been haunted by the question: “what can we trust these days”.

AI and social media and this pic highlight the issue. I was once a photo hobbyist and I can imagine it would not be too difficult to combine two pics into this one. Time mag once moved pyramids on its cover and created a controversy. A recent article and video of actual AI creations (in this P&I?) hugely expands the confusion. As do conspiracy theorising and alternate possibilities and plural “truths” argued in university halls.

I cling to institutions and processes that I have trusted over time esp science but get worn down by possibilities and counteracting positions and perplexity replaces plausibility. Therein lies confusion and failure and impotence.

Not sure where I originally read it, but “what si truth?” haunts. So is this image real or not???

BTW, I deplore both October 7 and Israel’s response and recognise that I know too little of the relevant recent history.