Episode Rewind: We Were Once Gentlemen

Raina takes the wheel again this week, rewinding to Episode 68: We Were Once Gentlemen — a dive into whether AI is dragging civility off a cliff, from deepfakes to algorithm-fed rage, and whether tech can help drag us back. News first, nostalgia second.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

PolitePOST.net

Leveraging AI for democratic discourse: Chat interventions can improve online political conversations at scale

Deepfake detection with and without content warnings

South Korea: Cabinet passes new bill to criminalize even possession of deepfake porn

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast Website:

UpAgainstReality.com

Episode link:

https://upagainstreality.com/2026/08/18/episode-rewind-we-were-once-gentlemen/

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