Tech Thursday: How To Recognise AI Deepfakes

About this episode

The episode discusses how to recognize AI deepfakes and features a conversation with Andy O'Donoghue about a new online course on AI.

This week, Tánaiste Simon Harris expressed concern about Artificial Intelligence deepfakes after a 'highly convincing' video falsely portraying him as endorsing investment products circulated online. Andy O'Donoghue joins The Last Word to discuss how to spot a deepfake and a new free online course that aims to upskill people in AI. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

People in this episode

Host: Matt Cooper

Guest: Andy O'Donoghue

Topics covered

• Artificial Intelligence
• deepfakes
• media literacy
• online courses
• technology

Keywords

• AI
• deepfakes
• Simon Harris
• Andy O'Donoghue
• online course
• technology
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Today FM

Products: AI deepfakes

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