The conference will review half a century of scientific skepticism, analyzing historical examples of credulity such as the Shroud of Turin or Uri Geller's alleged abilities. It will also address new phenomena of credulity in the 21st century, including conspiracies, pseudotherapies, the anti-vaccine movement, denialism, and truths fabricated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms.
The dual nature of AI will be highlighted: its potential to provide reliable and verifiable information versus the risk of leading to prejudice and confusion if accepted without verification. The talk will propose a verification strategy to move from healthy skepticism towards contrasted knowledge.
The event, which aims to distinguish true skepticism from the 'false skepticism' described by historian Jacob Burckhardt, will take place at 7 PM in the Auditorium of the National Museum of Natural Sciences.
