A power panel on the future of truth. In a world of AI hallucinations and corporate algorithms, state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, and misinformation spreading like wildfire on social media — the truth feels more elusive than ever. What can we do to get the truth out of trouble? Join <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/radionational/natasha-mitchell/2914164">Natasha Mitchell</a> with guests at this event recorded live at the <a href="https://www.swf.org.au/">2026 Sydney Writers Festival</a> at <a href="https://carriageworks.com.au/">Carriageworks</a> on Gadigal Country.Speakers<a href="https://www.wikipedia.org/">Jimmy Wales</a>Entrepreneur and Founder of <a href="https://www.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia</a>Author, The Seven Rules of Trust: Why It Is Today's Most Essential Superpower (2025)<a href="https://www.barbarademick.com/">Barbara Demick</a>Journalist, former Beijing and Korea bureau chief for the LA TimesAuthor, Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins (2025); Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (2010), Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town (2021);<a href="https://www.acgrayling.com/">Professor A.C Grayling</a>Philosopher and founder of <a href="https://www.nulondon.ac.uk/">Northeastern University London.</a>Author, The Challenge of the Future: What Should We Keep from Yesterday as We Rush into Tomorrow? (2026); For The People: Fighting Authoritarianism, Saving Democracy (2025)<a href="https://tobywalsh.ai/">Professor Toby Walsh</a><a href="https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/toby-walsh">Scientist, Scientia Professor </a>and head of the <a href="https://www.unsw.edu.au/unsw-ai">UNSW AI Institute</a>, University of New South WalesAuthor, Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World (2023), The Shortest History of AI (2025)Thanks to Artistic Director Ann Mossop and team at the Sydney Writers Festival.

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