Royal Canadian Institute for Science

Is your health advice coming from a 15-second viral video? 🤔

from TVO's Big [If True] is calling it out — social media isn't a substitute for real medical guidance. With so many Canadians without family doctors, it's easy to fall into the trap of emotionally-driven, unverified health content online.

But it's time to slow down, to question what we scroll past, and get back to the people and professionals who actually know us.

💬 Who do you turn to first when you have a health question?

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"Informed trust. Not blind trust."

There's a big difference, and AI researcher Dr. Lai-Tze Fan is making it her mission to close that gap.

As Co-Director of the TRuST Scholarly Network at the University of Waterloo and Canada Research Chair in Technology and Social Change, Dr. Fan is asking the questions that matter most as AI moves into every corner of our lives: Do people actually understand what they're accepting? And as this technology shapes our future, who is getting left behind?

Her goal: nobody. But that only happens if we move together responsibly and with open eyes.

💬 Do you feel like you have enough information to truly trust AI? Drop your honest answers below. 👇

POV: Trying to reach anyone in academia 📞⛰️