Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

#1614 Deep-Fakery and Deep Consequences for Democracy: AI-generated fake news threatens elections around the world and makes people question the ability to know what is real


Listen Later

Air Date 2/28/2024

AI-generated deepfakes, entirely fabricated audio and video of recognizable people, are here. They have been on the horizon for years but they have finally arrived during the biggest global election year in history which may prove to be a make of break year for democracy itself as we struggle to separate fact from fiction and autocracy is on the rise around the world.

Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email [email protected]

Transcript

BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Clips and Shows + No Ads!)

Join our Discord community!

SHOW NOTES

Ch. 1: Deepfaking Democracy: Why AI Threatens News And Global Elections In 2024 - Forbes - Air Date 2-6-24

Deepfaked news segments that appear to be delivered by well-known journalists and TV networks are going viral on social media. Oftentimes, the view counts of deepfaked segments largely outnumber those of real news stories.

Ch. 2: AI Deepfakes Are Everywhere and Congress is Completely Out of Their Depth - CYBER - Air Date 2-9-24

An AI-generated Biden called voters in New Hampshire ahead of the primary and told them to stay home. X locked down the search term “Taylor Swift” after AI-generated nudes of the pop giant flooded the platform.

Ch. 3: Tech giants pledge action against deceptive AI in elections - All Things Considered - Air Date 2-16-24

Tech giants including Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, X, OpenAI and TikTok unveiled an agreement on Friday aimed at mitigating the risk that artificial intelligence will disrupt elections in 2024.

Ch. 4: Deepfake Adult Content Is a Serious and Terrifying Issue - Aperture - Air Date 5-1-23

 

SEE FULL SHOW NOTES

FINAL COMMENTS

Ch. 12: Final comments on even more dangers from news sites populated with AI-generated content

MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions)

SHOW IMAGE:

Description: Computer-generated image of a silhouetted man standing in front of a large wall-sized image of the profile of a middle-aged man with digitized lines and cracks running through it.

Credit: "ai-generated-man-computer-science" by NickyPe, Pixabay | License

 

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and DemocracyBy BestOfTheLeft.com

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

3,332 ratings


More shows like Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

View all
Democracy Now! Audio by Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! Audio

5,704 Listeners

The Majority Report with Sam Seder by Sam Seder

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

3,568 Listeners

CounterSpin by Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting

CounterSpin

510 Listeners

Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff by Democracy at Work, Richard D. Wolff

Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff

1,986 Listeners

Jacobin Radio by Jacobin

Jacobin Radio

1,448 Listeners

The Nation Podcasts by The Nation Magazine

The Nation Podcasts

422 Listeners

Ralph Nader Radio Hour by Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

1,194 Listeners

The Intercept Briefing by The Intercept

The Intercept Briefing

6,108 Listeners

The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal by Driftglass and Blue Gal

The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

906 Listeners

The Hartmann Report by Thom Hartmann

The Hartmann Report

1,359 Listeners

The Bitchuation Room by Francesca Fiorentini

The Bitchuation Room

1,280 Listeners

Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer by Civic Ventures

Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer

1,483 Listeners

Unf*cking The Republic by UNFTR Media

Unf*cking The Republic

714 Listeners

Lever Time by David Sirota

Lever Time

559 Listeners

The Chris Hedges Report by Chris Hedges

The Chris Hedges Report

338 Listeners