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The AI Porn Episode

The AI Porn Episode

WIRED Politics Lab

September 5, 202435m 51s

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Show Notes

A few months ago, everyone seemed worried about how AI would impact the 2024 election. Lately, it seems like some of the panic has dissipated, but political deepfakes — including pornographic images and video —  are still everywhere. Today on the show, WIRED reporters Vittoria Elliott and Will Knight on what has changed with AI and what we should worry about.



Leah Feiger is @LeahFeiger. Vittoria Elliott is @telliotter. Will Knight is @willknight to us at [email protected]. Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter here.



Mentioned this week:

OpenAI Is Testing Its Powers of Persuasion by Will Knight

AI-Fakes Detection Is Failing Voters in the Global South by Vittoria Elliott

2024 Is the Year of the Generative AI Election by Vittoria Elliott

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