The AI Doc’s Falsehoods And False Balance

There is a familiar media failure in which opposing viewpoints are presented as equally valid, even when the evidence overwhelmingly supports one side. It’s called Bothsidesism. This false balance phenomenon legitimizes misinformation and undermines public understanding by giving disproportionate weight to baseless claims.

Why bring this up? Because the new AI Doc film is based on it.

The film wants credit for being “balanced” because it assembles a wide range of experts. But putting Prof.