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  • Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s big bet on climate tech

    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s big bet on climate tech
    Jun 7 2024
    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says climate tech is all opportunity, no hype. That’s why she wants to pour $1 billion into the sector over the next decade, along with as much federal money as she can get from President Joe Biden’s climate legislation. On POLITICO Tech, Healey joins host Steven Overly after speaking at The ClimaTech Conference this week to defend her bet on climate tech and explain why she fears former President Donald Trump could undermine it all.
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    17 min
  • Whose voice is it anyway? When AI comes for the rich and famous

    Whose voice is it anyway? When AI comes for the rich and famous
    Jun 6 2024
    What do Scarlett Johansson, Bette Midler and Johnny Carson have in common? All three have been at the center of controversies over the impersonation of famous people — and tested the limits of what U.S. will allow. On POLITICO Tech, George Mason University Law School professor Sandra Aistars breaks down the legal precedent on celebrity impersonation, and what that means in an AI world.
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    19 min
  • 'The death of truth' — and how to save it

    'The death of truth' — and how to save it
    Jun 5 2024
    Disinformation and conspiracies that run rampant online, and the business models that fund them, have created a world in which people no longer agree on a shared set of facts. That was the impetus behind, “The Death of Truth,” a new book written by NewsGuard co-CEO Steven Brill. On POLITICO Tech, Brill tells host Steven Overly how he thinks the truth can be saved.
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    18 min
  • Inside India’s big, long, AI-filled election

    Inside India’s big, long, AI-filled election
    Jun 4 2024
    India’s election finally came to a close last night. But the long campaign brought out some of the most novel and bizarre examples yet of generative artificial intelligence in politics, from personalized robocalls to deepfakes of deceased politicians. On POLITICO Tech, host Steven Overly talks to Oxford University scholar Amogh Dhar Sharma about India’s unique political culture and whether it offers a lesson for future elections.
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    22 min
  • Why a top European official went to Silicon Valley on the eve of a major election

    Why a top European official went to Silicon Valley on the eve of a major election
    Jun 3 2024
    European Commission Vice President Věra Jourová has been on the road talking about disinformation and foreign interference ahead of the European Union elections later this week. And that “Democracy Tour” took Jourová to California last week for meetings with tech CEOs about their role in the fight. On today’s POLITICO Tech, Jourová explains what she learned during her Silicon Valley visit and whether she’s feeling confident as voters head to the polls.
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    27 min
  • The Silicon Valley agitator now setting his sights on Washington

    The Silicon Valley agitator now setting his sights on Washington
    May 31 2024
    Garry Tan, the CEO of startup accelerator YCombinator, has made waves in San Francisco politics, helping to oust the city’s most liberal politicians in favor of more centrist Democrats. Now, the tech-entrepreneur-turned-political-changemaker is turning his attention to Washington. On today's Politico Tech, host Steven Overly talks with Tan about exactly what he wants out of Washington.
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    18 min
  • Schools are dealing with a wave of AI-generated fake nudes

    Schools are dealing with a wave of AI-generated fake nudes
    May 30 2024
    Schools across the country are grappling with a new kind of harassment: generative artificial intelligence being used to create sexually explicit images and videos of students and teachers. States have passed a patchwork of laws to deal with the issue, but so far federal lawmakers have yet to act. On POLITICO Tech, reporter Dana Nickel and host Steven Overly break down the uneven legal landscape and discuss the victims who suffer as a result.
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    17 min
  • How AI could rewrite history in documentaries

    How AI could rewrite history in documentaries
    May 29 2024
    Artificial intelligence can do more than shape the future; it could also rewrite the past. AI-generated images and videos are now finding their way into documentary films, and the recently formed Archival Producers Alliance wants to set some ground rules. On POLITICO Tech, archival producers Rachel Antell and Stephanie Jenkins join host Steven Overly to discuss their concerns with AI muddying the historical record.
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    19 min