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Podcast: thinkfuture: technology, philosophy and the future
Episode: 923 Deepfake Deluge: Navigating the Attention Economy
Description: https://thinkfuture.com | https://aidaily.us | In this insightful episode, we explore the burgeoning world of deepfakes and their impact on the digital landscape. The discussion begins with a startling example: a completely AI-generated comedy special featuring a deepfake of the late George Carlin, created without permission from his estate. This leads to a broader conversation about the rampant surge of deepfakes, including manipulated images of celebrities like Taylor Swift.
The crux of the episode revolves around the notion of attention as the new pandemic in our social media and search engine-driven world. The speaker argues that these platforms...