cover of episode Hear Me Out: AI’s Threat to Democracy Flopped

Hear Me Out: AI’s Threat to Democracy Flopped

2024/7/16
logo of podcast Slate Technology

Slate Technology

Frequently requested episodes will be transcribed first

Shownotes Transcript

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: tried and Turing tested.

Coming into the 2024 election cycle, generative AI was one of the main concerns for democracy watchdogs; its power to create deceptive text, images and sounds at a rapid, unfettered pace seems ripe to spread misinformation. But of all the controversies and current events that have shaped the election thus far… AI, somehow, might not be one of them. 

Writer and social strategist Rachel Greenspan) joins us to share what she’s hearing about the AI revolution that wasn’t.

If you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: [email protected])

Podcast production by Maura Currie.

Want more Hear Me Out? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/hearmeoutplus) to get access wherever you listen.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices)