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Podcast: Howie Severino Presents
Episode: [VIDEO] When the deepfake of the president tried to start a war
Description: [AI Series Part 1] We first saw deepfakes as humorous memes, then as celebrity likenesses selling tacky products. But the deepfake of the president last month calling on the armed forces to take action against a foreign country demonstrated AI-driven deepfakes’ potential for real danger.Deepfakes have been defined as video or audio manipulated with the help of AI to create hoaxes. But they’re now also considered an advanced form of disinformation with often malicious intent.Our podcast guest Jeffrey Dy is the government’s undersecretary for Information and Commun...