Hinnerk Frech argues with some merit that "source criticism does not care about technology. The method operates at a level that is 'deeper' than the layer of any given technology. Therefore, source criticism as a method never lacks behind the most recent technological developments." The idea of source criticism, as described briefly in this article, is that evaluation can be based (in part) on a few basic questions about the source: who was the author, when was it created, is it a first hand account, what do others say? Source criticism works in the age of AI-generated content, argues Frech. For example, "the 'who is the author' question easily debunks a large chunk of AI-generated profiles on social media today. It is impossible to figure out where the material is coming from, so we cannot trust it."
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