Ignacio Ramonet discusses information in the age of post-truth and the fractures of the new world order

Ignacio Ramonet delivered conferences in Casablanca and Rabat, organized by the daily "Al Bayane," where he analyzed the evolution of information and global power dynamics. He began by placing artificial intelligence within the broader history of media, drawing parallels between the printing press and AI, noting that while printing industrialized writing, AI industrializes reasoning itself. Ramonet emphasized that communication technologies are not neutral, citing Nazi Germany's use of radio for propaganda as an example. He argued that journalism, historically, has not always prioritized truth, and we are now entering a "post-truth" era where facts are less self-evident, and social media increasingly shapes information consumption. He also highlighted the shift in information production centers from traditional media to digital platforms, leading to "data extractivism" where individuals unknowingly provide raw material for content generation. Ramonet stated that "the battle against artificial intelligence is lost," advocating for a return to rigorous journalism to discern reliable information. In his second conference, Ramonet discussed the progressive decline of European powers, illustrating this with an example of the UK's inability to quickly deploy a warship during a Middle East military escalation. He noted that neither France nor Germany now shape global balances, with the center of gravity shifting to actors like the United States and China. The new space race, particu