Season 5, Episode 7 - The Death of Democracy, and other light topics.

This episode, we chat about everything from spy headphones, to synthetic bones, officially-sanctioned election deepfakes, battery tech, mental disorders, to AI dating agents and so much more. The topics begin to converge around how emerging tech is rapidly changing what we understand of our society. What do the concepts of democracy or business mean in this new world? What about how we view fictional icons, known for being at the forefront of tech? Or what we understand of our own health? How do we keep up? All this and more, coming right up.

Sean’s links:

• AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once

• The amount of copper needed to build EVs is ‘impossible for mining companies to produce’

• Gelatinous sea animals swim using coordinated jet propulsion.

• Mental disorders may spread in young people's social networks

Ben’s links:

• Synthetic Bones Designed by AI

• Using viruses to kill cancer

• Indian Voters Are Being Bombarded With Millions of Deepfakes. Political Candidates Approve

• Your AI Will Date Other People's AIs

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