Best Dr Mathilde Pavis Podcasts (2024)

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The Right to Deepfake 58:37

2h ago58:37

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Should the creation of Deepfakes be a protected right under the banner of Free Speech? How do existing laws balance our right to Free Speech with our Right to Privacy? Dr Dimitri Kagiaros is Assistant Professor in Law at the University of Durham and an expert on the regulation of Freedom of Expression. He has written extensively on the topic and hi…

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Does AI Mean What It Says? 55:54

12d ago55:54

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This time, we get a philosopher's take on AI. Jumbly Grindrod is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Reading. He specializes in the philosophy of language and epistemology, which refers to the theory of knowledge itself. Does it - or should it - matter to us whether AI or a human being is talking, writing or engaging with us? What happens…

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The Sara Poyzer Twitter Storm, Marvin Gaye's Missing Music and Your Digital Afterlife 59:55

19d ago59:55

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In this episode, we select from the latest AI stories that have grabbed the headlines or slipped by stealth into our feeds. From the miscommunication that made Mamma Mia actor, Sara Poyzer, trend on Twitter, to the discovery of Marvin Gaye's long lost demos, we look at legislation, regulation and how artists and creative performers are responding t…

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Is Ethical AI Good for Business? With Jamie Anderson & Ben Field 50:07

1M ago50:07

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Much of the fear generated by AI is about theft; the companies that own the technology will steal your image, replicate your voice and replace you with an AI version of you that takes your job. But perhaps it doesn't have to be that way. Since their collaboration on the documentary "Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted", Ben Field and Jamie Anderson ha…

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Gerry Anderson: A Life Resurrected, with Jamie Anderson & Ben Field 55:20

2M ago55:20

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How would it feel to see a digital deepfake of someone you love who has died? What would you need to consider before agreeing to create it? Jamie Anderson and Ben Field can answer both of these questions and more. "Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted" is their 2022 documentary about the life and work of Gerry Anderson, TV and film producer, director, …

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Dr Dominic Lees: Deepfaking Margaret Thatcher 56:03

2M ago56:03

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Dr Dominic Lees is an award-winning filmmaker and director. He is also Associate Professor of Filmmaking at the University of Reading, with a research specialism in deepfakes. In 2019, "Virtual Maggie" was among his projects, exploring how AI technology could be used to resurrect Margaret Thatcher for a contemporary drama called "Rebel Bus". Dr Lee…

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The SAG-AFTRA Deal, Part 2 48:15

3M ago48:15

48:15

Who is going to own your clone? Who gets to control your digital double after you're dead? And what kind of deal can unions do for the departed? In the second of two episodes dedicated to unpicking the SAG-AFTRA Deal, we move on from the rules and requirements for the creation and use of "employment-based replicas". These are replicas tied to speci…

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The SAG-AFTRA Deal, Part I 38:41

3M ago38:41

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On the 14th of July 2023, the American actors’ union ‘SAG-AFTRA’ joined the strike already begun by the WGA (Writers' Guild of America.) The dispute with the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) was about pay, working conditions and AI. An interim deal was struck in November and approved by SAG-AFTRA members on the 5th of Dec…

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Yvonne Muinde: Painting with AI 53:46

3M ago53:46

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Our guest in this episode is Yvonne Muinde, an award-winning visual effects artist whose credit list takes in a range of iconic films, including the Planet of the Apes, The Hobbit, and Avatar. An established fine artist, Yvonne's work has featured in several collections, including the The Chemistry of Color Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of …

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The SAG-AFTRA Digital Voice Replica Agreement 39:03

4M ago39:03

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“A ground-breaking, innovative new contract”; that’s the headline for the deal negotiated between SAG-AFTRA, the US Actors’ union and Replica, the company using AI to create digital voice replicas. What does the deal cover? What does it omit? As the first agreement of its kind, what could it mean for actors and performers both in and outside the US…

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Short Talks: Do I Want To Be A Clone? 20:37

4M ago20:37

20:37

What does it mean to have your voice or performance cloned? Is there a difference between cloning and synthesis? If I agree to the creation of my digital double, do I have any say in what it does next? And wherever it goes, will the Law be running to catch up? Put simply, do I want to be a clone?By Marcus Hutton, Dr Mathilde Pavis & Annette Rizzo

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Short Talks: What Am I Worth? 14:45

5M ago14:45

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The phrase "Know your worth" is often repeated among artists, performers and other freelance workers who have the responsibility for negotiating their own rates and terms of employment for every job they do. But how do you go about valuing yourself and your work? And how do you then convey that to an employer, especially in a landscape where cost, …

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Call My Agent 1:04:22

5M ago1:04:22

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Agents are the hard-negotiating, multi-tasking, contract-savvy industry experts, working to match the Talent they represent with paying clients. In what can be long contractual chains, agents provide a layer of protection for performers, who trust them to act in their best interest. Our guest this time is Daniel Hinchliffe, managing director of the…

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Legislating AI 1:05:00

6M ago1:05:00

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The EU Artificial Intelligence Act has been described as the most ambitious attempt to date at creating a legal framework for AI. We are joined this time by Dragos Tudorache, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the Renew Europe Group and - as one of two Rapporteurs leading on the proposed Act - a key figure in policy making. What i…

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Buyouts 101 1:08:28

6M ago1:08:28

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What does the term "Buyout" mean? What's the best way to respond to buyout requests from clients? And if you've agreed to a buyout, does that mean you consent to any and all uses - even to AI imitations of your voice/performance without additional consent or payment? In a discussion that ranges from fertiliser to Freedom of Contract, taking in Span…

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Moral Rights 101 38:51

7M ago38:51

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In this episode, we talk about performers’ moral rights. What are they? Who is entitled to them? And can they help performers and other creatives to protect themselves and their work from potential AI abuses?By Marcus Hutton, Dr Mathilde Pavis & Annette Rizzo

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Dragging AI 55:41

7M ago55:41

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How celebrated artist Jake Elwes is queering AI data sets and challenging big tech to think about gender, cultural bias and ethics in data mining through their creative practice. For more on Jake and their work, visit: https://www.jakeelwes.com/By Marcus Hutton, Dr Mathilde Pavis & Annette Rizzo

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A United Front 57:49

8M ago57:49

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How unions are taking active steps to champion artists and performers who are facing job displacement and replacement by AI. We speak to Liam Budd, Industrial Officer for Audio and New Media within Equity , the British union for creative workersBy Marcus Hutton, Dr Mathilde Pavis & Annette Rizzo

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The Artist's Dilemma 50:00

8M ago50:00

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For Artists, AI offers an exciting toolkit - particularly tools for performance synthesis. But alongside the creative opportunities looms a potential threat to their creative futures. Annette, Mathilde and Marcus talk with composer, musician and technologist, Sarah Angliss, about her integration of technology and music and her experiences of workin…

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Picketing Hollywood 44:59

8M ago44:59

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Why have America’s actors and writers gone on strike? And is why AI so important in the biggest Hollywood artists' strike since 1960? Tim Friedlander is founder of the National Association of Voice Artists (NAVA). Tim chats with Marcus, Mathilde and Annette about current events in the US. He explains what has led SAG-AFTRA and the Writers' Guild of…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Dr Mathilde Pavis Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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The Last Human Voice Podcast

Marcus Hutton, Dr Mathilde Pavis & Annette Rizzo

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The Right to Deepfake 58:37

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Does AI Mean What It Says? 55:54

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The Sara Poyzer Twitter Storm, Marvin Gaye's Missing Music and Your Digital Afterlife 59:55

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Is Ethical AI Good for Business? With Jamie Anderson & Ben Field 50:07

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Gerry Anderson: A Life Resurrected, with Jamie Anderson & Ben Field 55:20

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Dr Dominic Lees: Deepfaking Margaret Thatcher 56:03

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The SAG-AFTRA Deal, Part 2 48:15

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The SAG-AFTRA Deal, Part I 38:41

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Yvonne Muinde: Painting with AI 53:46

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The SAG-AFTRA Digital Voice Replica Agreement 39:03

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Short Talks: Do I Want To Be A Clone? 20:37

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Short Talks: What Am I Worth? 14:45

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Call My Agent 1:04:22

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Legislating AI 1:05:00

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Buyouts 101 1:08:28

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Moral Rights 101 38:51

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Dragging AI 55:41

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A United Front 57:49

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The Artist's Dilemma 50:00

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Picketing Hollywood 44:59

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