Sam Gregory
@samgregory.bsky.social
Executive Director http://witness.org : video + tech + human rights; 'Prepare, Don't Panic' initiative on media manipulation/generative AI. TED speaker on deepfakes https://gen-ai.witness.org, @samgregory on Twitter/X. PhD Westminster.
Thanks for the reminder @b-cavello.bsky.social! Was working to fit character limits and wasn't aware of this 🤦
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Thanks for the reminder @b-cavello.bsky.social! Was working to fit character limits and wasn't aware of this 🤦
4/ Same fundamentals of consent, disclosure, and hopefully integrity to the person's identity/speech. But that integrity is clouded by chatbot hallucinations, by a bot's frequent trained instinct 'to please,' and also most importantly by filling in blanks from past context to present-day advocacy
August 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
4/ Same fundamentals of consent, disclosure, and hopefully integrity to the person's identity/speech. But that integrity is clouded by chatbot hallucinations, by a bot's frequent trained instinct 'to please,' and also most importantly by filling in blanks from past context to present-day advocacy
3/ How does an interactive chatbot-driven avatar differ from static resurrection deepfakes such as murdered Mexican journalist Javier Valdez calling for justice, a victim impact statement from someone dead in Arizona, or President Suharto coming back from beyond the grave campaigning for his party?
August 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
3/ How does an interactive chatbot-driven avatar differ from static resurrection deepfakes such as murdered Mexican journalist Javier Valdez calling for justice, a victim impact statement from someone dead in Arizona, or President Suharto coming back from beyond the grave campaigning for his party?
2/ Jim Acosta "interviewed" a representation of one of the victims of the Parkland shootings, Joaquin Oliver, created by his father. It raised key questions about what it means to bring a griefbot - an interactive chatbot that relatives and friends interact with - into the public sphere.
August 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
2/ Jim Acosta "interviewed" a representation of one of the victims of the Parkland shootings, Joaquin Oliver, created by his father. It raised key questions about what it means to bring a griefbot - an interactive chatbot that relatives and friends interact with - into the public sphere.
4/ Same fundamentals of consent, disclosure, and hopefully integrity to the person's identity/speech. But that integrity is clouded by chatbot hallucinations, by a bot's frequent trained instinct 'to please,' and also by the nature of filling in the blanks from past context to present-day advocacy
August 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
4/ Same fundamentals of consent, disclosure, and hopefully integrity to the person's identity/speech. But that integrity is clouded by chatbot hallucinations, by a bot's frequent trained instinct 'to please,' and also by the nature of filling in the blanks from past context to present-day advocacy
3/ How does an interactive chatbot-driven avatar differ from static resurrection deepfakes such as the murdered Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, a victim impact statement from someone dead in Arizona, or a President Suharto coming back from beyond the grave? All usages over the past years.
August 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
3/ How does an interactive chatbot-driven avatar differ from static resurrection deepfakes such as the murdered Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, a victim impact statement from someone dead in Arizona, or a President Suharto coming back from beyond the grave? All usages over the past years.
2/ Jim Acosta "interviewed" a representation of one of the victims of the Parkland shootings, Joaquin Oliver. It raised key questions about what it means to bring a griefbot - an interactive chatbot that relatives and friends interact with - into the public sphere.
August 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
2/ Jim Acosta "interviewed" a representation of one of the victims of the Parkland shootings, Joaquin Oliver. It raised key questions about what it means to bring a griefbot - an interactive chatbot that relatives and friends interact with - into the public sphere.