“The World Is In Peril”: AI Deepfakes, Political Power & The Man Rebuilding History

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of AI deepfakes on politics and features an interview with Matt, who uses AI to recreate historical events.

An AI safety leader quits warning “the world is in peril.” The Prime Minister moves to clamp down on AI chatbots. Hollywood panics over AI recreations of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. So… how worried should we be? We're breaking down the realistic scenario for AI deepfakes in the next election, the hidden environmental cost of generative AI and whether regulation really will catch up. Plus, we meet Matt from Matt Reconstructs History, the creator using AI to bring Ancient Rome, the Great Fire of London, and pivotal historical moments to life - responsibly. Get in touch with us over at aihaventaclue.com!

People in this episode

Guest: Matt

Topics covered

• AI deepfakes
• political power
• AI regulation
• environmental cost of AI
• historical recreations

Keywords

• AI safety
• deepfakes
• politics
• regulation
• environmental impact
• historical recreations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Matt Reconstructs History, Prime Minister

Places: Ancient Rome

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