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A major concern among educators and learners alike when consuming knowledge on platforms with low barrier to entry is truth, authenticity, narrative and bias. Mediums of communication have become 'low barrier' to entry allowing more freedom of speech, accessibly, knowledge, truth and yes, more mis/disinformation. If we layer on top of human incentives to push narrative the power of new technologies allowing for deep fakes we start to be able to imagine several dystopian scenarios. Let's explore this one.
SCENARIO 3: Dystopian future of podcasts
Imagine, the race for the presidency is in full swing. Two candidates, neck and neck in the polls. Unbeknownst to the public, an organization has devised a plan to sway the election using cutting-edge technology: deep fake podcasts. Using AI capable of creating highly convincing deep fake audio they produce a series of podcasts purportedly featuring the candidates discussing hot button topics. These podcasts are then geo-targeted using GPS technology, targeting key swing states and undecided voters. Supporters of both candidates are disillusioned unsure what to believe and afraid. Fact-checkers struggle to keep up, and the damage is done before the truth can be revealed. Voter turnout is higher than ever but the result is a shocker. For the first time ever a previously discounted independent candidate has come out victorious.
(written in collaboration with Chat GPT)
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