What The Deepfake Problem Reveals About Control, Consent & Dehumanization

What's really behind the current deepfake problem, explained || Go to http://www.groundnews.com/take to make sure you're getting the full picture of every story while also supporting The Take! Subscribe through our link to get 40% off unlimited world wide coverage for less than the cost of a single bag of candy at the movie theater! Deepfakes have been a growing problem for a long time – but now it seems like none of us are safe, particularly with the emergence of Grok's xAI. But while this specific iteration may be new, the underlying fears and problems have actually been around a long time. To get a better understanding of what’s really going on, we’re taking a deeper look at: the modern deepfake problem, the long-held fear of copies of yourself controlled by someone else (from Friends to The Stepford Wives to Us & more), what’s *really* driving this problem, and how we might be able to fix things... CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:36 Grok xAI & the growing deepfake problem 02:06 The terror of copies of you that you don't control 05:22 Clones & fembots 07:06 It's not about loneliness, it's about... 08:50 Ways we can try to stop this problem Follow our socials: https://linktr.ee/thisisthetake Read our articles on film, TV and culture: https://www.the-take.com The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough