Deepfakes and the Infocalypse with Nina Schick — Part 1

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus What does it mean when you can’t trust what you see with your own eyes or hear with your own ears? In this two-part episode, Author and political advisor Nina Schick joins Ron Steslow to discuss her book Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse and what the use of synthetic media could mean for our politics and society.  (01:44) Her career as a political consultant and how she came to focus on misinformation (04:15) What deepfakes are (07:34) What is the Infocalypse?  (09:10) How deepfakes have become available to the masses (14:35) Can detection software keep up with advances in deepfakes? (26:10) Deepfakes and non-consensual pornography  You should read Deepfakes: https://amzn.to/3NSgdDT Politicology is supported by listeners like you. Can you pitch in right now at https://politicology.com/donate? Follow Nina and Ron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinaDSchick https://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices