Deep Background Presents: Brave New Planet

Deep Background with Noah Feldman

Pushkin Industries

News Commentary, Government, News

4.4 • 848 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Introducing Brave New Planet, a seven-part series that delves deep into powerful technologies changing our world. They have amazing potential upsides, but we can’t ignore the serious risks. Hosted by Dr. Eric Lander, Brave New Planet is a partnership between the Broad Institute, Pushkin Industries, and the Boston Globe.

In this episode, we're talking about how it's becoming more common to make convincing -- but false -- videos through artificial intelligence. These “deepfakes” can be useful in art, education, and therapy. But they can also be used to harm the reputation of an ex-partner or a stranger. Could they be weaponized to provoke international conflicts or swing elections? When seeing is not believing, who can we trust, and can democracy and truth survive?

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0:00.0	It's hard to read the news these days without asking yourself, how did we get here?
0:04.7	Fiasco is a history podcast for the co-creators of Slow Burn.
0:08.5	In our first season, Bush v. Gore, we examine an unmistakable turning point in American politics,
0:14.0	the 2000 election, which resulted in a high-stakes stalemate, ended with one of the most controversial rulings in Supreme Court history.
0:21.4	So if you're trying to make sense at the present moment, check out Fiasco, Bush v. Gore.
0:25.9	Listen on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:37.1	Bushkin.
0:39.8	Noah Feldman here.
0:41.4	I'm excited to tell you about a special five-part deep background mini-series called
0:46.3	Deep Bench.
0:47.6	The first episodes will appear in your feed on Saturday, October 17th.
0:52.0	The battle for the Supreme Court has become a huge issue in the presidential
0:55.5	election. In many ways, it's a culmination of a conservative legal revolution spearheaded by
1:02.5	the Federalist Society. Deep Bench is the inside story of how these legal conservatives gained
1:08.7	power and how, at the height of their influence,
1:11.8	they're actually in danger of splitting apart. But first, we're presenting an episode from
1:17.4	Pushkin Industries' newest show, Brave New Planet. Every day, we see how powerful technologies
1:23.3	are advancing at a breathtaking pace. They have amazing potential upsides.
1:28.4	But if we're not careful, some might leave us a lot worse off.
1:32.8	In Brave New Planet, Dr. Eric Lander and his guests weigh the pros and cons of a wide range
1:38.7	of powerful innovations in science and technology.
1:42.4	Dr. Lander direct the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. He was a leader
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