Chatterbox #310 – The troubling world of deep fakes

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🗓️ 14 September 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In our modern world, technology is changing our lives all the time, and mostly, it’s making things better. But there are some tech innovations that can be a little worrying, even scary. In this episode, Andrew and Anna dive into the world of deepfakes. They explore their pros and cons and discuss how they might affect our future. If you’re interested in the world of modern technology and its hidden dangers, this episode is for you! References in this episode: Savages by Alltta: click here Miles Fisher: click here Pentagon attack deep fake: click here South Korean documentary, Meeting You: click here Fun facts In this episode, Andrew and Anna explore both the dangers and the positive aspects of deepfakes. An interesting example of deepfake entertainment takes place at the Dalí Museum in Florida, where visitors can virtually meet the famous surrealist painter, interact and take selfies with him. Expressions included in the study guide To have got [something] down In the limelight To reap the benefits To an extent A hard sell To take [something] with a pinch of salt Copyright: Culips.com For more information about this episode, visit culips.com. Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke for Free Image: Sander Sammy (Unsplash.com)

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0:00.0	Hello everyone my name is
0:05.0	my name is Andrew and my name is Anna and you're listening to the
0:10.6	Q-Lips English podcast.
0:13.0	Hello and welcome back to Qulips.
0:16.0	This is Chatterbox, our series designed for intermediate and advanced English learners.
0:21.0	And here in Chatterbox we present natural unscripted
0:25.4	conversations about a wide range of interesting topics could be a
0:31.0	current event or a trending issue and today I am joined by my co-host Anna.
0:38.0	Hello Anna, how's it going?
0:40.0	I'm great thanks Andrew. How are you doing today?
0:42.0	I am very thanks Andrew how are you doing today? I am very good Anna and today I am very excited and a little bit
0:48.8	nervous about our conversation because we're going to be talking about an issue related to technology and just like so many issues and technology these days
0:58.5	There are good things and bad things about this tech.
1:02.6	So it will be an interesting conversation at least,
1:05.8	but maybe Anna before I say too much,
1:08.2	you could introduce our topic for today.
1:11.0	Of course.
1:12.4	In today's episode, guys, we're going to talk about deep fakes, an interesting but worrisome technology,
1:18.8	and we're going to share our thoughts and opinions about this tech and the potential impact that it might have on the future.
1:25.0	Exactly.
1:27.0	So we'll get to that conversation in just a moment,
1:30.0	but before we begin, I would like to remind all of our listeners that we have a transcript and a study guide
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