Smart Cities, Smart People, and Disinformation
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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2023.e96300Keywords:
Smart cities, Smart people, Misinformation, Critical thinkingAbstract
Context: A city becomes smart to the extent that it incorporates digital technologies in favor of its citizens. This transformation implies a significant increase in the use and reliance on information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, big data, and algorithms, which are increasingly questioned regarding their social impact. Among the various threats associated with the information society, this article aims to explore misinformation and its relationship with the development of smart cities. Objective: To do so, it seeks to answer the following questions: Are smart cities immune to misinformation? How to prepare for this paradoxical scenario where ICTs seem to foster both intelligence and misinformation Results: Based on the concept of smart cities, their constitutive elements, and studies on the proliferation of fake news, it is evident that misinformation affects two fundamental pillars of smart cities: smart people and democracy. In this context, critical thinking, digital ethics, and digital media literacy are part of a set of essential attitudes and skills for the development of more sustainable smart cities.
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