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[Problem profile] “Preventing the spread of false ideas on social media” by Benjamin Hilton
Our overall view
Sometimes recommended
We’d love to see more people working on this issue. But you might be able to do even more good working on one of our top priority problem areas.
See the scores for all problems we've investigated. -->Profile depth
Exploratory
That's the end of the summary. The main problem profile begins now.Why might the spread of false ideas on social media be a pressing problem?
It seems plausible that political discourse is significantly affected by the way many people [...]
Narrated by AI.
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Outline:
(00:11) Our overall view
(00:36) Why might the spread of false ideas on social media be a pressing problem?
(01:48) What are the major arguments against this problem being pressing?
(02:51) Learn more
(02:54) Top recommendations
(03:30) Further recommendations
(04:05) Explore other pressing world problems
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First published:
September 24th, 2022
Source:
https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/preventing-the-spread-of-false-ideas-on-social-media
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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By 80000 HoursOur overall view
Sometimes recommended
We’d love to see more people working on this issue. But you might be able to do even more good working on one of our top priority problem areas.
See the scores for all problems we've investigated. -->Profile depth
Exploratory
That's the end of the summary. The main problem profile begins now.Why might the spread of false ideas on social media be a pressing problem?
It seems plausible that political discourse is significantly affected by the way many people [...]
Narrated by AI.
---
Outline:
(00:11) Our overall view
(00:36) Why might the spread of false ideas on social media be a pressing problem?
(01:48) What are the major arguments against this problem being pressing?
(02:51) Learn more
(02:54) Top recommendations
(03:30) Further recommendations
(04:05) Explore other pressing world problems
---
First published:
September 24th, 2022
Source:
https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/preventing-the-spread-of-false-ideas-on-social-media
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.