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It spooked him.
So much so that he felt he needed to share the upset with me.
He'd recorded a short talk on a friend's phone and then the friend had pushed a button or two- and created a discussion of the talk by two people who don't exist. They sounded entirely real- and- the truly scary thing for him- is the things they were saying were intelligent and insightful....
"Wow" I said. "How fascinating!"
'But it means we'll never be able to trust any media ever again."
"Media has never been trustworthy. Maybe this new tech will wake us up to that...."
So much so that he felt he needed to share the upset with me.
He'd recorded a short talk on a friend's phone and then the friend had pushed a button or two- and created a discussion of the talk by two people who don't exist. They sounded entirely real- and- the truly scary thing for him- is the things they were saying were intelligent and insightful....
"Wow" I said. "How fascinating!"
'But it means we'll never be able to trust any media ever again."
"Media has never been trustworthy. Maybe this new tech will wake us up to that...."
