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cover of episode Deepfakes for Politicians, AI Propaganda, Operation Safety Net, Understanding Pigs

Deepfakes for Politicians, AI Propaganda, Operation Safety Net, Understanding Pigs

2022/3/17
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Our 89th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

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Outline:

(00:00) Intro

Applications & Business

(3:23) Amazon Uses Machine Learning to Improve Video Quality on Prime Video)

(6:55) These Campaigns Hope 'Deepfake' Candidates Help Get Out the Vote)

Research & Advancements

(16:25) DeepMind’s new AI model helps decipher, date, and locate ancient inscriptions)

(20:45) Generating and Identifying Propaganda With Machine Learning)

Society & Ethics

(27:08) The secret police: Cops built a shadowy surveillance machine in Minnesota after George Floyd's murder)

(33:40) AI-produced images can't fix diversity issues in dermatology databases)

Fun & Neat

(40:35) Grunt of the litter: scientists use AI to decode pig calls)

(43:25) I fell in love with my AI girlfriend - and it saved my marriage')

(48:00) Outro