The Problem With Deepfakes
The Tech Jawn: Black Tech Enthusiasts Covering The Week's Tech News And How Tech Affects Black Culture
Robb Dunewood
4.8 • 48 Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Deepfakes of prominent deceased figures from history, like Martin Luther King Jr., are so problematic on Sora 2 that OpenAI changed its policies to allow the families and estates of deceased people to opt out of having their likenesses used on its platform.
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Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there. I'm off this week. |
| 0:04.6 | Apparently we're more productive at work after a good holiday. |
| 0:12.1 | So I'm counting this Caribbean rum distillery tour as professional development. Yours calling. Take your holiday as seriously as British |
| 0:26.7 | Airways holidays take your holiday. Atoll protected. Is Sam and Pete here from the staying relevant |
| 0:31.8 | podcast and this week we're sponsored by AutoTrader. Yeah we are. That is right. And we've been |
| 0:37.0 | challenged by Autotrader to pick out a car for each other on their app. I mean, I just know you're going to be choosing me saying really random. You just wait. It's going to be unbelievable. And if you at home want to follow along, then tune into the Staying Relive podcast over the next couple of weeks to hear about how our test drive goes. Keep an eye on our YouTube channel as well. And of course, |
| 0:56.2 | a huge shout out to AutoTrader for setting us the challenge. I know lots of people get that feeling |
| 1:00.2 | it's time for a new car. Maybe it's time to make the step up from your first car or maybe you're |
| 1:04.6 | just someone who needs a glow up like Sam. Well, then it's time for AutoTrader. Download the |
| 1:10.0 | AutoTrader app today. |
| 1:14.0 | In this episode of the TechJon, we discussed the massive Amazon Web Services outage, Windows |
| 1:18.8 | 10 support officially ending last week, and opening eye blocking Martin Luther King deepfakes. |
| 1:24.2 | We've got all this in more for you in episode 199 of the Tech tech job from Columbus, Ohio. I'm your host, Rob Dunwood. |
| 1:30.2 | And coming out of Philly, it's your girl tech life step. |
| 1:33.5 | And out of Atlanta, this is Terrence Gaines, |
| 1:35.8 | aka Brother Tech, aka Candy Corn Season. I am hyped. |
| 1:41.9 | Get me a bag full of candy corn. |
| 1:49.1 | Watch some old school thrillers, and relax the season away. |
| 2:01.7 | Absolutely not. I figure everyone is just, that's bang. I forget, I remember that everybody doesn't, doesn't share my same zeal for a can of corn. |
| 2:02.3 | And you know what? |
| 2:03.2 | I'm okay with that. |
| 2:04.4 | So here's the thing. |
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