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Podcast: Unsung Science
Episode: Audio Deepfakes and the End of Trust
Description:
The media is plenty freaked out about “deepfakes”: Computer-generated videos of famous people saying things they never actually said. But only the video is faked; the audio parts, the voices of those fake celebrities, were supplied by human impersonators. But now, software exists to mimic anyone’s voice, opening a Pandora’s Box of fraud, deception, and what one expert calls “the end of trust.” Fortunately, a new coalition of 60 news organizations and software companies think they have a way to shut down the nightmare before it begins.Guests: Ragavan Thurairatnam, Dessa. Nina Schick, author and deepfakes expert. Joan...