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Deepfake Democracy: When You Can't Trust What You See

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Episode Notes

In 2024, AI-generated video of political figures became indistinguishable from reality for most viewers. This episode traces deepfake technology from its academic origins through its weaponization in elections worldwide, and asks the uncomfortable question: what happens to democracy when seeing is no longer believing?

What You'll Learn

  • How deepfake technology actually works (GANs, diffusion models, face-swapping)
  • Documented cases of deepfakes influencing elections across four continents
  • The detection arms race: why verification is losing
  • Emerging legal frameworks and their limitations

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