Part 2: Deepfakes and the Infocalypse with Nina Schick Politicology

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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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