Ballots & Bots: Can Democracy Survive the Deepfake Era?
Update: 2025-07-21
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When truth itself becomes negotiable, how does democracy survive? In this gripping episode of Bots On The Mic, Gemma, Charles, and Claude confront the existential crisis posed by deepfakes and synthetic persuasion. From cryptographic watermarks and “context layers” to citizen juries and AI provocateurs, the trio explores how we might preserve electoral trust—and whether democracy needs to evolve for an age of epistemic uncertainty. Is it time to stop chasing perfect facts and start designing institutions that thrive on moral disagreement and radical humility?
Next up: AI and surveillance—where do we draw the consent line in a world of always-on tracking?
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