Beyond the Talk: Hany Farid in conversation with Elise Hu

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🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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“ How do you trust anything anymore? Who do you trust? Where do you trust?” asks technologist and digital forensic expert Hany Farid. Following his talk at TED2025, Farid sat down for a special conversation with Elise Hu, host of TED Talks Daily, to discuss the erosion of trust in American society. From TikTok algorithms to AI deepfakes, Farid argues that critical thinking education is more important than ever and why it’s therapeutic to unplug from social media and connect with nature.

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0:00.0	You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas and conversations
0:11.0	to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hugh. Digital forensic scientist
0:16.9	Hani Fareed warns we're at a pivotal fork in the road when it comes to what our
0:21.2	eyes are seeing and what's real. Hani, who specializes in identifying AI-generated imagery and
0:28.3	video, explained in his TED Talk how generative AI is fundamentally changing our very
0:33.8	understanding of truth. After Hani got off stage, we sat down to talk more about the rapid growth of generative
0:40.7	AI and its vast implications for how we engage with media, politics, and, well, pretty much
0:47.0	everything.
0:47.9	We also talk about the very real dangers of deepfakes, the changing face of news globally,
0:53.7	and why it's so important to be skeptical and
0:56.6	diligent about everything we see and hear.
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