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Is your voice your own? Maybe not anymore. Using artificial intelligence, someone can make an algorithm that sounds just like you. And then they can say... whatever they want you to say. We're entering a brand new era: One where you can no longer trust your ears. Welcome to the world of audio deepfakes. Featuring deepfake wizard Tim McSmythurs, cybersecurity expert Riana Pfefferkorn and a brand-new host: Deepfake Dallas.

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The late Stephen Hawking famously warned that Artificial Intelligence might someday become so clever as to supersede humans.

But academic and author, Brett Frischmann, has a different fear. He argues that human beings are starting to act like machines. That they’re being groomed to become more robotic in their behaviour and interactions.

Also, why is the software development company GitHub interested in an old abandoned mineshaft in the very north of Scandinavia?

Guests

Thomas Dohmke – Vice President for Strategic Programs, GitHub Read more about “Reengineering Humanity” and the Arctic Code Vault

Have you ever stumbled on a random video because of autoplay? Have you ever wondered why some items appear on your news feed or in search results while others do not? Today, internet platforms use a range of artificial intelligence and machine-learning tools to rank the content we see in search results and news feeds, and to make recommendations on products we should purchase, news we should read, and content we should consume. Read more about How Ranking and Recommendation Algorithms Influence How We See the World

Coca Cola, Target and other major companies have recently limited or stopped advertising on Facebook. Those boycotts are part of a campaign designed to pressure the social media company into cracking down on hate speech on its platform. Read more about Free Speech And Hate Speech: Another Reckoning For Social Media Companies