Podcast: How Deepfakes Destroyed a High School
This week's podcast discusses the impact of deepfakes on a high school and the failures experienced by the students involved. Additionally, it covers BusPatrol's initiative to equip school buses with surveillance technology. The episode also touches on a councilmember's controversial proposal following a town's ban on a surveillance system.
- ▪Deepfakes significantly affected a high school community, leading to various challenges for the students.
- ▪BusPatrol aims to enhance school safety by installing AI cameras in numerous school buses.
- ▪A councilmember faced backlash after proposing a ban on internet and phone use following a surveillance system ban.
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We start this week with Sam’s deeply reported story on how deepfakes rocked a high school, and how those kids were failed at each step. After the break, Joseph tells us about BusPatrol, a company that plans to turn school buses into roaming surveillance vehicles. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains why a councilmember crashed out over Flock. Listen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way.
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