PRINCE Harry has said the spread of false information via AI and social media means "we are no longer debating facts" on day one of the Sussexes' tour of Colombia. The Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle were met in the capital Bogotá on Thursday by Colombia's vice-president Francia Marquez and her husband Rafael Yerney Pinillo. Harry and Meghan spent their first day visiting a local school - the Colegio Cultura Popular, and joined a summit, in collaboration with their Archewell Foundation, about creating a healthier digital landscape.
Meghan said the group should aim to be "self-reliant and not tech-reliant" while Harry about asked the conversations they have with their families about managing social media and literacy. Harry said: "What happens online within a matter of minutes transfers to the streets. "People are acting on information that isn't true.
" He also claimed a lot of people were "scared and uncertain" about the possible impact of AI. "It comes down to all of us to be able to spot the true from the fake," Harry continued. "In an ideal world those with positions of influence would take more responsibility.
We are no longer debating facts. "For as long as people are allowed to spread lies, abuse, harass, then social cohesion as we know it has completely broken down." They spoke to children in a session where the class talked about their favourite and least favourite parts of social media, technology and dealing with life on the internet.
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