As “deep fakes” have demonstrated, it’s getting easier and easier to swap an actor for a digital likeness—something that contributed to the Screen Actors Guild voting to authorize joining the writers on strike. 

Guest: Heather Tal Murphy, Slate writer covering tech, business, and A.I.

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