The Future of Trust

＂In a society battered by economic, political, cultural and ecological collapse, where do we place our trust, now that it is more vital than ever for our survival? How has that trust - in our laws, our media, our governments - been lost, and how can it be won back? Examining the police, the rule of law, artificial intelligence, the 21st century city and social media, Ros Taylor imagines what life might be like in years to come if trust continues to erode. Have conspiracy theories permanently damaged our society? Will technological advances, which require more and more of our human selves, ultimately be rejected by future generations? And in a world fast approaching irreversible levels of ecological damage, how can we trust the custodians of these institutions to do the right thing - even as humanity faces catastrophe?＂--Provided by publisher.

Ros Taylor is Research Manager for the London School of Economics Truth, Trust & Technology Commission, based in the Media Policy Project within the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. The Commission works to identify the structural causes of media misinformation and set out a new policy framework. She is also co-editor of the LSE Brexit blog and has a special interest in how politics is communicated in mainstream and social media, particularly during elections. She is the co-host of the popular podcast ’Oh God, What Now?’(formerly known as Remainiacs) alongside Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey. The Future of Trust is her first book.