I Got Deepfaked - AI Misinformation Is SCARY Right Now | Alex Ruani

I Got Deepfaked - AI Misinformation Is SCARY Right Now | Alex Ruani

💬 Alex Ruani is a doctoral researcher in diet-health misinformation at University College London. She studies how misinformation spreads, the potential harm it can do - and what techniques we should be using to stop it.

⚡️In this episode Alex and I discuss the rising influence of technology and artificial intelligence on fake news and the spreading of misinformation - including how I’ve recently become the victim of a deepfake scam.

🎧 Stay tuned to find out:

➡︎ Why social media platforms say misinformation is a “necessary weed”

➡ How misinformation online is leading to real life deaths

➡︎ How AI is getting so good at spreading misinformation - threatening democracy

➡︎ How one company used a Deepfake clone of ME to sell their supplements

➡︎  Why the CapCut issue opens up massive trust issues with tech companies

📕 Chapters

(0:58) How bad is misinformation right now?

(4:38) How easy it is to avoid spreading fake news

(7:19) Is misinformation research working?

(12:16) Why social media platforms don’t want to tackle misinformation

(17:14) How to avoid restricting free speech

(22:12) How I got Deepfaked

(32:24) The CapCut problem: Why you should read Ts&Cs

(40:47) We’re using ChatGPT wrong

(46:16) How AI is rotting your brain

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📱 Connect with Alex:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexruani/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandraruani/

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