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October 9, 2024
Title: It’s Spooky Season. And Big Tech is Downright Scary!
Topic: Technology
Discussed by David Dunmoyer
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Part 1 of 2
David Dunmoyer is the Campaign Director for the Better Tech for
Tomorrow Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Today, David urges everyone to stay vigilant online and be careful what information you share with companies.
He reminds us: “The only other product that calls their consumers users, [are] drug dealers and there’s a reason behind that.”
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Questions/Issues Discussed:
Just how much is 17.75 GB of data? NOTE: This is MASSIVE and is only for ONE person (on average)!
What companies are collecting data on users? Who do they sell the data to?
FACT: Obama bought data from Google before his first election. What information did he buy? How did he use that data?
Has the Biden Administration asked big tech companies to censor Conservatives?
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - It’s Spooky Season. And Big Tech is Downright Scary!
Topic: Technology
Discussed by David Dunmoyer
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Do Alexa and Siri listen to and record every conversation? Do our smart-phones
do the same thing? David Dunmoyer discusses a recent article from the
FCC.
In what ways do people unwittingly give their information to companies? Do
people have almost no control over what data is collected and shared?
Where is the data stored and who has access to it? David Dunmoyer quotes
a top Facebook executive and his response will shock you!
Is this a concern expressed by both sides of the political aisle?
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August 30, 2023
Title: When Seeing and Hearing Are No Longer Believing
Topic: Artificial Intelligence
Discussed by David Dunmoyer
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Artificial Intelligence may seem cool and hip and deepfake videos may appear harmless. But they are both dangerous and can bring unwarranted consequences to unsuspecting parties.
David Dunmoyer is the Campaign Director for Better Tech for Tomorrow and serves as the Chief of Staff for the
Texas Public Policy Foundation’s executive team. Today, David discusses the seriousness of artificial intelligence and deepfake videos and audio recordings.
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here to read David Dunmoyer’s op-ed on this topic in
The Cannon, an online publication of the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? What are deepfake videos and audio recordings?
Can deepfake videos and audio recordings portray a real person doing or saying something that they did not, in fact, do or say? David and Terry discuss how AI could affect the writers’ strike in Hollywood.
Are deepfake videos easily created?
Have there been deepfake videos recently depicting politicians in “compromising” situations? David discusses a deepfake video depicting a drunk House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Governor Ron DeSantis with guests such as Dick Cheney, the FBI, and Hitler.
Are AI and deepfake videos becoming more and more convincing?
Can they be weaponized to target anyone and everyone? David Dunmoyer discusses several recent deepfake videos that have resulted in some very serious consequences for the creators.
The most recent Texas Legislative Session addressed this serious topic. Why did they only pass a law banning the making of AI and deepfake videos and audio recordings that contain sexually explicit content?
Does AI and deepfake technology pose a major threat to the public? Should everyone be concerned that an AI or deepfake video or audio recording can be made of them depicting horrible things?
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