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Tech Life creates a fake podcast using a new AI tool from Google Labs. We also look into deepfakes in the US election - and have we found the inventor of Bitcoin? (Spoiler: No.)

Tech Life created a fake podcast using a new AI tool from Google Labs, and we spoke to the head of the tool, Steven Johnson. Don’t worry – this programme is still brought to you by real human beings!
We also look into how deepfakes have been used in the US. Plus – have we unveiled the real inventor of Bitcoin? (Spoiler – no.)

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Presenter: Chris Vallance
Producer: Imran Rahman-Jones
Editor: Monica Soriano

(Image: An AI-generated head with letters coming out of its mouth. Credit: Getty Images.)

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