This Thinking Life: Generative AI, contaminated information and rhubarb

Date: Thursday 2 July 2026
Time: 6pm – 6:30pm

Join us online for the sixth webinar in the 'This Thinking Life' series.

Online

Organised by

Elspeth Tilley

e.tilley@massey.ac.nz

Rhubarb leaves have poisoned people due to 'contaminated information.' Join Kevin Veale online to discover why we need to be very critical of generative AI because it's an engine for producing contaminated information faster than it can be corrected.

Kevin is a Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at Massey's Wellington campus. He researches the ways different kinds of media shape storytelling in different contexts, how the design of social media influences online harassment and how and why social media companies profit from extremism and abuse.

This Thinking Life webinar series

The Thinking Life: Ideas That Shape Us is a free online seminar series brought to you by Massey University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, running from 17 June to 9 July.

For 8 engaging evening talks, Massey experts will explore how ideas from humanities and social sciences areas, such as psychology, media, classics, Matauranga Māori and politics influence the way we understand ourselves and the world.

Each evening webinar is free, open to the public and includes live captions. Come along to explore who you are, think in new ways, communicate with confidence, understand different perspectives and play your part in shaping the future.