The Chinese Deepfake Software Powering Scams
5/13/20261 hr 4 min
We start this week with Joseph’s story about how we obtained Haotian AI, a sought-after piece of realtime video deepfake software that lets you turn into anyone else during Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, or Zoom calls. After the break, Matthew tells us about some insane Yu-Gi-Oh trading card drama. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains how the hard drive shortage is impacting those archiving the internet. ‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World Man Finds $1 Million Worth of Yu-Gi-Oh Cards in a Dumpster The AI Hard Drive Shortage Is Making It More Expensive and Harder to Archive the Internet YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/O_d1VxuBdAU Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code 404MEDIA at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/404media Subscribe at 404media.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Joseph Cox· Host0:28
The piece opens with me saying, "Oh my God. Oh my God." I'm a pretty reserved person, but that was, like, a genuine reaction. Like, it was very unsettling to see my own face on somebody else's body. [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to the 404 Media podcast, where we bring you unparalleled access to hidden worlds, both online and IRL. 404 Media is a journalist-founded company and needs your support to subscribe. Go to 404media.co. As well as bonus content every single week, subscribers also get access to additional episodes where we respond to their best comments. Gain access to that content at 404media.co. I'm your host, Joseph, and with me are two of the other 404 Media co-founders, Sam Cole- Hey ... and Jason Keeler.
Jason Kebler· Host1:19
Good morning.
Joseph Cox· Host1:20
So Emmanuel might join us, um, for the second half. But this first one, Sam, do you wanna take the lead