In the era of the smartphone, artificial intelligence and declining reading rates, many believe we're on the cusp of a post-literate age.
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In the era of the smartphone, artificial intelligence and declining reading rates, many believe we’re on the cusp of a post-literate age.
With social media lies, AI hallucinations and fabrications spreading around the world in seconds, can the printed word still play a role in defending facts? Or encouraging empathy? Or holding regimes to account? We went to Edinburgh to find out.
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