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# The Four Horsemen of the Information Apocalypse: Taming the Wild West of Information Overload


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 10, 2025
- **Time:** 15:30–16:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 11
- **Event:** World Congress 2025
- **Tags:** ai, compliance, cybersecurity, llms, privacy

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1449-the-four-horsemen-of-the-information-apocalypse-taming-the-wild-west-of-information-overload)

## Description

Prepare yourself for a whirlwind tour through the chaotic landscape of today's information overload! In this talk we'll step into the realm of the Four Horsemen wreaking havoc on our digital lives: Misinformation, Disinformation, Malinformation, and Noninformation.

We'll start with uncovering how propaganda and rumour mills of yesteryears have evolved into today's sophisticated, AI-powered info-wars. From the rise of the internet and social media to the shocking realities of deepfakes and bot armies, we'll explore how these modern plagues are accelerating faster than ever.

But it’s not all doom and gloom, as we’ll also look at the heroes fighting back—fact-checkers, innovative tech solutions, and the critical thinkers (and how we can become one). Join us for an eye-opening journey through the highs and lows of our information age, and discover how we can all play a part in taming these four threats to reality.

## Speaker

### [Jeff Watkins](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@jeff-watkins)

Chief Technology Officer


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- [Fighting the musts and must-haves on the road to technical sanity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/804-fighting-the-musts) — Adnan Pavlovic, Tomislav Tipurić
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- [The End of Software as we know it](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/514-the-end-of-software) — Paul Adams