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Aurélie Jean: “To fight against the spread of falsehood, let’s rely on collective intelligence!”

2024-03-14T12:25:50.833Z

Highlights: Auréna Jean is a doctor of science and co-founder of Le Club Le Figaro. She is the author of the book Do algorithms make the law? (L'Observire, 2022) She is also the founder of the French think tank, the Centre d'Etudes de la Recherche de Paris (CERP), which promotes the study of the history of France. Her book, Do Algorithms Make the Law, is published by Verso, which is based on the work of Jean-Paul Sartre.


FIGAROVOX/CHRONIQUE - Our columnist draws lessons from the controversy arising around the retouched photo of Kate Middleton, which was revealed by Internet users. This case shows that in the era of falsification of reality, critical thinking and collective thinking are, more than ever, a key.


Aurélie Jean is a doctor of science and entrepreneur.

She notably published

Do algorithms make the law?

(L'Observatoire, 2022) and co-wrote

Resistance 2050

(L'Observatoire, 2023).

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On the occasion of Mother's Day in the United Kingdom, the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, posted a photo of herself smiling and surrounded by her three children.

Sometimes with a certain aggressiveness - unacceptable -, but often with kindness, Internet users have shared the inconsistencies that they were able to find in this photo

de facto

deemed fake.

This case goes beyond the simple modification of a royal family photo.

Above all, the reactions of all those who pointed out the errors present in the image symbolize what would perhaps be one of the solutions to fight against the spread of “fakes”: collective intelligence.

Misalignment of the hair with the zipper of the Princess of Wales's sweater, imbalance in the position of the arms among some of the children or even repetition...

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Source: lefigaro

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