To err (a lot) is human

Notes from Riga (2): Why eyewitnesses might not be as reliable as we imagine

Following my November post about AI and the liar’s dividend, this second post from #Disinfo2024 in Riga, Lativa, deals with the unexpected unreliability of eye witnesses.

People, as we well know, make mistakes. But even with that knowledge, it seems likely that we underestimate the extent to which we err.