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The Telegram case: Pavel Durov

Season 12 · Episode 1

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 • Duration 34:52

The FT’s Innovation editor John Thornhill and San Francisco tech correspondent Hannah Murphy have in the past both met and interviewed Pavel Durov, the secretive founder of Telegram who was arrested in France for alleged failure to address criminality on the messaging app. In the first episode of a two-part series, they discuss how Durov went from free speech hero to a wanted man, and what the charges against him mean for the future of Telegram – and Big Tech – and the limits of free speech. Does his arrest flag a turning point in the regulation of social media platforms?

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Pavel Durov, Telegram’s self-mythologising founder

How Telegram chief Pavel Durov miscalculated on moderation

Emmanuel Macron hits back at claims Telegram chief’s arrest is political

The Durov case is not about free speech

Russian lawmakers hit back at arrest of Telegram chief Pavel Durov in France

This episode of Tech Tonic is presented by John Thornhill and Hannah Murphy. The producer is Persis Love. Edwin Lane is senior producer. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound engineering by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The trouble with deepfakes: Beyond control?

Season 11 · Episode 2

Thursday, August 29, 2024 • Duration 22:44

Anita was scrolling on Twitter when she found someone had made deepfake porn of her, without her permission. But that was just the start of her problems; she found it was difficult and expensive to get the deepfakes taken down and nigh-on impossible to prevent their proliferation online. So, what guardrails can regulators and tech companies put in place to prevent the spread of deepfakes and protect those whose likeness has been stolen without their consent? Technological fixes, such as deepfake detection software and deepfake watermarking exist, but can the technology keep up with the ever-improving capacities of generative AI?

Host Hannah Murphy speaks to Hany Farid, digital forensics expert at the University of California, Berkeley; Nina Schick, CEO and founder of Tamang Ventures, author and Qlik AI Council member; and Sweet Anita, Twitch streamer.

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Google upgrades search in drive to tackle deepfake porn

India tells tech giants to police deepfakes under ‘explicit’ rules

Political deepfakes top list of malicious AI use, DeepMind finds

Clips: sweet_anita Twitch

Since publication, Mastercard, one of the companies mentioned in this episode, sent the following response: 'Purchases of nonconsensual deepfake content are not allowed on our network. When we see or are made aware of specific instances of such activity, we investigate the allegations and take action to ensure compliance with both local laws and our rules and standards.'

Coming soon: China, the new tech superpower

Season 10

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 • Duration 01:07

In a new season of Tech Tonic, longtime FT China reporter James Kynge travels around the world to see how China is pushing towards tech supremacy. Will China be able to get an edge in crucial technological areas? What does China’s attempt to leapfrog the west look like on the ground? A six-part series looking at China’s tech industry.

Presented by James Kynge. Edwin Lane is the senior producer. The producer is Josh Gabert-Doyon. Executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Eric Topol on making healthcare more human

Monday, June 17, 2019 • Duration 29:27

Hannah Kuchler talks to American cardiologist Eric Topol about his book Deep Medicine, which looks at the potential for artificial intelligence technology to help free up doctors to spend more time with their patients.

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New season starts on Monday

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 • Duration 00:50

Tech Tonic, the podcast that looks at the way technology is changing our lives, is returning for a news season starting on Monday 17th June. We’ll be talking to Eric Topol, the US cardiologist, about the ways in which the work of doctors can be enhanced by AI, Nathan Jurgenson on social media and the selfy, and John Browne, former head of BP, on engineering and the future of civilisation, and many more. So tune in next week

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Andrew Ng on building an AI workforce

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 • Duration 24:23

Artificial intelligence expert Andrew Ng talks to John Thornhill about his concern that AI technology is concentrating wealth in the hands of a few and why we need to spread AI skills and understanding across society.

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Rana Yared on investing in fintech

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 • Duration 23:24

John Thonhill talks to Rana Yared, a partner and managing director at Goldman Sachs’ Principal Strategic Investments, about how technology is transforming the banking industry.

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Marcus du Sautoy on creative AI

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 • Duration 26:52

John Thornhill talks to Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy about his book: The Creativity Code: How AI is Learning to Write, Paint and Think

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James Vlahos on voice technology

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 • Duration 23:04

Elaine Moore talks to American journalist James Vlahos about the chatbot he created to keep the memory of this father alive and about the potential uses and misuses of voice technology.

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Peter Schwartz on automating the brain

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 • Duration 24:25

Peter Schwartz, senior vice-president of strategic planning at Salesforce, futurist and author, talks to John Thornhill about the impact on our society of the next wave of technology.

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