Deepfakes for Politicians, AI Propaganda, Operation Safety Net, Understanding Pigs

Our 89th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

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Outline:

• (00:00) Intro
• Applications & Business
  • (3:23) Amazon Uses Machine Learning to Improve Video Quality on Prime Video
  • (6:55) These Campaigns Hope 'Deepfake' Candidates Help Get Out the Vote
• Research & Advancements
  • (16:25) DeepMind’s new AI model helps decipher, date, and locate ancient inscriptions
  • (20:45) Generating and Identifying Propaganda With Machine Learning
• Society & Ethics
  • (27:08) The secret police: Cops built a shadowy surveillance machine in Minnesota after George Floyd's murder
  • (33:40) AI-produced images can't fix diversity issues in dermatology databases
• Fun & Neat
  • (40:35) Grunt of the litter: scientists use AI to decode pig calls
  • (43:25) I fell in love with my AI girlfriend - and it saved my marriage'
• (48:00) Outro