Fake News and Disinformation in the Age of Metaverse and ChatGPT

21 Oct 2026

On October 30, 2026, Prof. Dr. Marc Erich Latoschik, head of the Chair of Human-Computer Interaction at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, will participate in an event organized by the Würzburger Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft e.V. focusing on fake news, disinformation, and the impact of technological developments on how we perceive and interact with information.

Under the themes “Fake News und Desinformation im Spiegel der technologischen Entwicklung” and “Wo Descartes irrte – Körper und Geist im Zeitalter von Metaverse, Snapchat und ChatGPT”, the event will examine how emerging digital technologies are reshaping the relationship between humans, information, and mediated realities.

Prod. Dr. Marc Latoschik will be joined by Prof. Dr. Stephan Lewandowsky, Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of Bristol. The discussion will be moderated by Prof. Dr. Birgit Lugrin, head of the Chair for Socially Interactive Agents at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.

The event takes place at the Bertold-Hummel-Saal of the Mozartareal in Würzburg on October 30, 2026, at 18:00 h.c.t. It forms part of the Würzburger Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft’s program promoting interdisciplinary exchange on current scientific and societal questions.

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