Having weathered the COVID-19 storm, we are now on the cusp of another pandemic that is even more dangerous and insidious: a plague of misinformation. This digital contagion, which I call information disorder, distorts our ability to distinguish fact from fiction and right from wrong. Unlike the previous pandemic, which struck our bodies, this one infects our minds and is even harder to combat.
For seven decades, many generations of semiconductor professionals have dedicated themselves to scientific truth to stay on the cutting edge of chipmaking technology. This devotion has fueled the exponential growth of transistor packing density in accordance with Moore's Law, which projects that the number of transistors on IC chips will double every two years.
Yet, despite this remarkable success built on the foundation of scientific reality, we can no longer take truth for granted. Mainstream media and newspapers, formerly considered the absolute sources of truth, are no longer trusted. Alternative facts are everywhere, being constantly spread on social media, unfiltered and unchecked.
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