“ How do you trust anything anymore? Who do you trust? Where do you trust?” asks technologist and digital forensic expert Hany Farid. Following his talk at TED2025, Farid sat down for a special conversation with Elise Hu, host of TED Talks Daily, to discuss the erosion of trust in American society. From TikTok algorithms to AI deepfakes, Farid argues that critical thinking education is more important than ever and why it’s therapeutic to unplug from social media and connect with nature.For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch.Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links:TEDNext: ted.com/futureyouTEDSports: ted.com/sportsTEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-viennaTEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas and conversations to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hugh. Digital forensic scientist, Hani Fareed warns we're at a pivotal fork in the road when it comes to what our eyes are seeing and what's real.
Hani, who specializes in identifying AI generated imagery and video, explained in his TED Talk how generative AI is fundamentally changing our very understanding of truth. After Hani got off stage, we sat down to talk more about the rapid growth of generative AI and its vast implications for how we engage with media, politics, and, well, pretty much everything.
We also talk about the very real dangers of deepfakes, the changing face of news globally, and why it's so important to be skeptical and diligent about everything we see and hear. Well, thank you for sitting down with me.
It's good to be here.
Talk to us a little bit just about the big idea of your TED Talk.
Yeah.
Because we are all engaging in a world of visual imagery these days. But so much of it is fake.
Correct. You can think about what I was talking about in several levels. Here's the big level, which is trust. It's not about images. It's not about videos. It's not about deep fakes. It's not about anything. It's not about... fake news. It's about trust. How do you trust anything anymore? Who do you trust? Where do you trust?
And I would contend that if you can't trust the information we get, we can't do anything. We can't have open and fair elections. We can't tackle climate change. We can't tackle a global pandemic. We can't have stable societies and economies.
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