{"id":46210,"date":"2024-08-16T19:20:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T23:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technewsday.com\/?p=46210"},"modified":"2024-08-16T19:20:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T23:20:48","slug":"deep-fakes-ai-and-more-hashtag-trending-the-weekend-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technewsday.com\/staging\/deep-fakes-ai-and-more-hashtag-trending-the-weekend-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Fakes, AI and more: Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this special edition of Hashtag Trending Weekend Edition, host Jim Love introduces guests Marcel Gagn\u00e9, David Shipley, and Andr\u00e9anne Bergeron. The panel discusses the rise of deepfakes, critical cybersecurity issues, and the evolution of AI technology.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/32615907\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/020300\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Highlighting recent stories from DEF CON including CrowdStrike&#8217;s humility in accepting an award for failure and Elon Musk&#8217;s controversial DDoS claims, this episode also aims to shed light on the growing challenges and solutions in cybersecurity posed by AI.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction to Cybersecurity Today<br \/>\n00:22 Meet the Panel: New and Familiar Faces<br \/>\n02:08 Deep Dive: CrowdStrike&#8217;s Humility and Market Impact<br \/>\n03:54 Elon Musk and Infrastructure Failures<br \/>\n08:05 The Importance of Open Source and Market Regulation<br \/>\n10:33 The National Public Data Breach<br \/>\n12:05 Digital Identification and Future Challenges<br \/>\n20:58 The Rise of Deepfakes in Cybersecurity<br \/>\n23:59 The Rise of Digital Avatars<br \/>\n24:28 Open Source and Security Concerns<br \/>\n24:55 Commercial Availability and Control Issues<br \/>\n26:08 Media and Public Perception<br \/>\n26:56 Deepfakes in Politics and Business<br \/>\n27:57 Real-Time Deepfake Threats<br \/>\n29:10 Human Vulnerability and Security Culture<br \/>\n35:23 The Role of Critical Thinking<br \/>\n39:46 AI vs Human Intelligence<br \/>\n49:40 Concluding Thoughts and Future Discussions<\/p>\n<p>Links mentioned in the episode:<\/p>\n<p>Some of the tools that we mentioned:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/244565\/this-deepfake-tool-turning-images-into-livestreams-is-topping-the-github-charts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Source Deep Fakes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And some of the companies we mentioned that are leading the way on Deep Fakes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11 Labs<\/li>\n<li>HeyGen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you watched the episode, you will have heard <strong>David Shipley<\/strong> mentioning some research that he felt made his point:<\/p>\n<div role=\"document\">\n<div id=\"UniqueMessageBody_652\" class=\"XbIp4 jmmB7 GNqVo allowTextSelection OuGoX\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Message body\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div lang=\"en-CA\">\n<div>\n<p>On the limitations of generative AI (with a nod to energy \/ environmental concerns)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3442188.3445922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3442188.3445922<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Importance of knowing your personality type in order to gauge your ability to spot deepfakes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10719557\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10719557\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turns out a little paranoia (or a lot) may help detect deepfakes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0736585323001570?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0736585323001570?via%3Dihub<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On why I\u2019m still on team human:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numenta.com\/resources\/books\/a-thousand-brains-by-jeff-hawkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">https:\/\/www.numenta.com\/resources\/books\/a-thousand-brains-by-jeff-hawkins\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this special edition of Hashtag Trending Weekend Edition, host Jim Love introduces guests Marcel Gagn\u00e9, David Shipley, and Andr\u00e9anne Bergeron. 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