Deepfakes Online and The Future of Truth with Dr. Anna Broinowski (464)

I'm joined by Dr. Anna Broinowski - Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master of Film and Screen Arts at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney - to unpack the rise of deepfakes and synthetic media. We discuss the emergence of deepfake pornography in 2017, the fact that around 90% of deepfake content targets women and girls, and the growing use of AI in propaganda. From political manipulation to fake ads impersonating me (!), this episode explores how deepfakes are eroding trust, and what that means for the future of media, filmmaking and truth more broadly.

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Deepfakes Online and The Future of Truth with Dr. Anna Broinowski (464) is an episode from Shirtloads of Science by Karl Kruszelnicki.

This episode is 33:18 long.

This episode was published on Mar 8, 2026.

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