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The War on Truth

Large amounts of data that previously meant nothing can now be converted into information that can help better manage governments and businesses, or determine who wins an election.

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By Moisés Naím
Published on Oct 16, 2019

Source: El País

What’s been happening to information is very strange. It is both more cherished and more disdained than ever.

Propelled by the digital revolution, information will surely be the most important engine of change in economics, politics, and science in the 21st century. But, as we’ve seen, it will also be a dangerous fount of confusion, social fragmentation, and conflict.

Large amounts of data that previously meant nothing can now be converted into information that can help better manage governments and businesses, cure diseases, create new weapons, or determine who wins an election, among many other.

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Moisés Naím

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Moisés Naím is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a best-selling author, and an internationally syndicated columnist.

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