TED Radio Hour Listen Again: Warped Reality
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May 7, 2021 
Danielle Citron, a law professor at Boston University, delves into the dark side of deepfakes and cyber harassment, revealing their devastating impact. Andrew Marantz, a writer for The New Yorker, explores the rise of misinformation and its connection to online extremism. Joy Buolamwini, founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, highlights algorithmic biases and the urgent need for ethical AI. Together, they confront the troubling ways technology manipulates truth, identity, and societal values, urging critical thinking in an age of digital deception.
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Rana Ayyub's Deepfake
- Rana Ayyub, an Indian journalist, was targeted with a deepfake sex video.
- This video, along with online harassment, severely impacted her life and career.
Deepfakes and Human Frailty
- Deepfakes exploit human tendency to trust audio and video.
- Online platforms accelerate the spread of such content due to their business model.
Deepfakes Target Women
- Deepfake sex videos disproportionately target women.
- A study found that the vast majority of deepfakes online are non-consensual pornographic videos of women.