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May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. In case you missed it, director Ivan Payawal talks about combining BL tropes and the lived experiences of LGBT members in making the hit YouTube boys’ love series “Gameboys.”

Catch the full episode here: 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/72iwF4W3f6cVJE9zDHpg70?si=4WdV8cI6QOi6OH89yyE6BQ

[AI Series Part 2] It’s still the early days of AI in the Philippines, but journalist and UP professor Karol Ilagan describes how AI tools can already impact journalism, from the basic task of transcribing interviews to combing dense COA reports in search of patterns and red flags.



Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes


Researcher: MJ Cerillo


Editor: Jayr Magtoto

LINKS
https://pulitzercenter.org/people/karol-ilaganhttps://chat.openai.com/g/g-6UlXp281z-coa-beat-assistant

https://pcij.org/2024/05/03/ai-is-here-a-powerful-tool-for-journalists-if-used-properly/

https://pulitzercenter.org/journalism/initiatives/ai-accountability-network

[AI Series Part 1] We first saw deepfakes as humorous memes, then as celebrity likenesses selling tacky products. But the deepfake of the president last month calling on the armed forces to take action against a foreign country demonstrated AI-driven deepfakes’ potential for real danger.



Deepfakes have been defined as video or audio manipulated with the help of AI to create hoaxes. But they’re now also considered an advanced form of disinformation with often malicious intent.



Our podcast guest Jeffrey Dy is the government’s undersecretary for Information and Communications Technology. He describes the rapid response of the government to the deepfake president’s order to the military. He also talks about hacking attacks on government that were traced to China, although not necessarily its government.



He says that the country will need 300,000 cybersecurity professionals to handle the wave of deepfakes and other cyber threats on the horizon.

[AI Series Part 1] We first saw deepfakes as humorous memes, then as celebrity likenesses selling tacky products. But the deepfake of the president last month calling on the armed forces to take action against a foreign country demonstrated AI-driven deepfakes’ potential for real danger.

Deepfakes have been defined as video or audio manipulated with the help of AI to create hoaxes. But they’re now also considered an advanced form of disinformation with often malicious intent.

Our podcast guest Jeffrey Dy is the government’s undersecretary for Information and Communications Technology. He describes the response of the government to the deepfake president’s order to the military (the deepfake was taken down by YouTube after a few hours and monitored automatically for any reappearance).

He says that the country will need 300,000 cybersecurity professionals to handle the wave of deepfakes and other cyber threats on the horizon.

Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes
Researcher: Lilian Tiburcio
Editor: Jayr Magtoto

In case you missed it, Hya Bendaña – Ateneo alum and daughter of jeepney driver – shares her lived experience with this iconic mode of transport.



Listen to the full episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LjwLebikKSV9IdXOWsOyQ?si=c82c2eccf1ac4dbe

Who says podcasts have to be only audio?





Introducing part 2 of this landmark “audiozine” episode on Sherwin Felix, the millennial food content creator behind the digital archive Lokalpedia, which has a unique heritage take on Philippine cuisine.





This podcast has always had a video counterpart posted on certain platforms, but video only of the online interviews. One of Howie’s I-Witness documentaries was repurposed for a podcast episode.





To produce this audiozine our podcast team actually had to leave our homes.





Shooting on location for the first time, we went to the Taal lakeshore in Batangas to produce video of Sherwin in a natural setting with a table of little known Philippine heirloom food ingredients. It was a refreshing respite from our usual zoom encounters with thought leaders.





Don’t get used to it. This format is a special occasion to mark this podcast’s third anniversary. We will continue to innovate and occasionally produce audiozines.





Our team enjoyed producing this one as it was a chance to see each other face to face as well as hold, smell and taste the delectable objects our guest was talking about with so much passion.





Producer: Eumer Yanga
Researcher: Jenica Villanueva
Editor: Jayr Magtoto