The U.S. has long been plagued by misinformation. But with the widespread use of AI, the problem has been supercharged: Deepfakes. AI-manipulated photos. AI-generated videos. Our info ecosystem is now inundated with inaccurate or misleading AI-generated content — and there’s no end in sight. Join journalist Philip Eil for a session about AI, the role it plays in creating and spreading misinformation, and how you can stay vigilant against its ill effects.   Among the questions he will answer: What is AI? What is misinformation? How is AI being used to create and spread misinformation? How is this AI misinformation affecting our society? Are there laws being passed, on the local or national level, regulating AI? What can people do to spot AI-generated content? And, more broadly, how can we successfully navigate a world flooded with AI-generated misinformation?   Phil is a freelance journalist based in his hometown: Providence, Rhode Island. His debut book, Prescription for Pain: How A Once Promising Doctor Became the “Pill Mill Killer” was released in April 2024, from Steerforth Press. He was the news editor and staff writer at the alt-weekly, the Providence Phoenix, until the paper closed in 2014. Since then, he’s contributed to VICE, the Atlantic, Men’s Health, The Nation, Boston Magazine, and Huffington Post, among other outlets. For many years, he taught in the Literary Arts + Studies department at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He has also taught courses at UMass-Dartmouth, Brown University, and Columbia University’s graduate writing program.   This program is free and no registration is required. Paid for by the Friends of the Dennis Public Library.