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The Intelligence: They thought it was Sall over

Economist Podcasts

The Economist

News & Politics, News

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Macky Sall, Senegal’s president, has said he would not stand again. So what to make of the move to delay the election until December? Our correspondent says that many artificial-intelligence researchers think fakes will soon become entirely undetectable (10:11). And as football manager Jürgen Klopp steps down at Liverpool, we ask why being a leader is so very tiring (18:03).

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm currently out of office.

0:04.4

An article I read recently said we're more relaxed and more productive after a good break.

0:14.4

So I've gone to Barbados for a month for science.

0:22.4

Yours, Toby.

0:24.2

Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways holidays take your holiday.

0:29.0

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1:01.9

apply. The Economist. Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.

1:16.0

I'm O'Ogra Ogunbe.

1:17.6

And I'm Jason Palmer.

1:18.9

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:26.9

Can you tell the difference between AI-generated deepfakes and real images and videos?

1:34.1

Well, I thought I could too, but they are becoming harder and harder to detect, and by extension, harder to stop.

1:44.1

And to the horror of Liverpool fans the world over, the football

1:48.4

club's manager, Jürgen Klopp, has announced he's stepping down. He's run out of energy,

1:53.2

apparently. Our columnist explains why being the boss really is so tiring. But first...

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