293: Deepfakes Erode Trust, Data Requests Surge, and Expert Nick Espinosa Warns How Privacy is Shifting. IRS AI Risk Scoring Raises Profiling Fears, Workplace "AI JUNIOR" Tells the Boss Everything, and China’s Robotaxis Freeze | Air Date: 4/7- 4/13/26

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This episode discusses the implications of deepfakes on trust and privacy, featuring expert Nick Espinosa.

Episode 293: This week on TechTime Radio, we begin by confronting the unsettling reality that trusting your senses isn't enough anymore, as deepfakes and AI-generated voices make distinguishing real from fake increasingly difficult. Even families and public figures encounter moments when authenticity is in doubt, fostering the 'liar’s dividend' in which dismissing everything as fake becomes common. The discussion considers why traditional code words are now a safeguard for families, executive...

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Mumm

Guest: Nick Espinosa

Topics covered

• deepfakes
• privacy
• AI
• trust
• data requests
• workplace technology
• robotics

Keywords

• deepfakes
• AI-generated voices
• privacy
• IRS
• robotaxis
• trust
• data requests

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IRS

Places: China

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