{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Future Around & Find Out","title":"AI, Deepfakes, and How Technologists Can Help Us Trust What We See and Hear | Sam Gregory (Exec. Dir. of WITNESS)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1700,"description":"Deepfakes are getting easier and easier to make. So, how will we be able to believe that what we see and what we hear is real? And what can software makers do to help?\nSam Gregory is an expert on deepfakes, AI, and trust. He advises governments and tech companies on how they can protect human rights and how we can preserve our shared reality. \nSam is the executive director of WITNESS, an organization that helps citizens use video to foster social change. WITNESS has trained and supported citizen-journalists since the days of the camcorder through the smartphone era and now into the world of AI. \nWe discuss:\nHow deepfakes are being used to spread disinformation and erode trust in media.\nHow to detect that a piece of media was manipulated and to what degree\nWhy audio deepfakes are so pernicious\nHow deepfakes mostly did not affect the 2024 US Presidential Election, while cheapfakes were very common\nThe surprising ways AI is both helping and harming human rights defenders and journalists\nWhy “Prepare, Don’t Panic” is WITNESS’s mantra for addressing AI threats.\nPractical steps software makers can take to design tools that prioritize transparency and ethical use, such as including transparency features in AI-generated content, red teaming to simulate misuse scenarios, thinking beyond Western contexts, and more…\nChapters:\n—\nLinks:\nLearn more about WITNESS: witness.org\nVisit WITNESS’s resources on generative AI: gen-ai.witness.org\nLearn more about deepfakes and AI detection: C2PA Coalition\n\n—\nSupport CRAFTED.:\nSubscribe to CRAFTED. on your favorite podcast platform\nShare this episode with a friend or colleague.\nSign up for the CRAFTED. newsletter: crafted.fm","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HUxsFUd2l2IpBZewHzlZlthVWOmLB5qSDYnIlkRo0LE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82YTcx/YWIxYzkxYjgwNWI4/MTc5NGYyNjliZjU5/NzQ4MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}