Listen "'We Don't Hate Journalists Enough': The Story of an F-ed Up Deepfake"
Episode Synopsis
When journalist Julia Mengolini criticized her country’s president, Javier Milei, she didn’t expect to be targeted with one of the more disturbing uses of AI: a pornographic deepfake video designed to humiliate her. What began as trolling by online extremists spiraled into a government-amplified smear campaign, spurred on by senior officials and the president himself.
Juila tells reporter/producer Zach St. Louis what happened to her and what she’s doing to fight back against President Milei – an ally of Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s.
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Guests:
Julia Mengolini — Journalist, radio host, and co-founder of Futurock
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