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Part 2: Deepfakes and the Infocalypse with Nina Schick

Part 2: Deepfakes and the Infocalypse with Nina Schick

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Part 2: Deepfakes and the Infocalypse with Nina Schick

FromPoliticology

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jun 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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What does it mean when you can’t trust what you see with your own eyes or hear with your own ears? In the second half of this  two-part episode, Author and political advisor Nina Schick joins Ron Steslow to discuss her book Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse and what the use of synthetic media could mean for our politics and society. 

(01:43) What can you do to protect yourself from deepfakes?

(05:09) Government-industry collaboration to educate consumers

(17:28) Deepfakes in the context of  wider geopolitical uncertainty

(24:10) The “Liar’s Dividend”

(30:15) Disinformation and the “Autocrat’s Dream”

(33:34) Deepfakes in the Russia-Ukraine War

You should read Deepfakes: https://amzn.to/3NSgdDT

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https://twitter.com/NinaDSchick

https://twitter.com/RonSteslow

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Released:
Jun 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Politics in America is transforming. We’re embarking on a new series to deepen our understanding of who we are, how we got here, and how we rebuild without repeating the mistakes of the past. Ron Steslow hosts academics, behavioral economists, social psychologists, politicos, philosophers, anthropologists, journalists, poets, and storytellers—and more—to discuss America’s political present and future and dive into the deeper problems we face as a nation. Email us questions or comments: podcast@politicology.com.