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Expand Your Mind: The Treachery of Images - A Conversation on AI and Truth

What does it mean to tell the truth in the age of AI? New technology has changed how we talk to one another and decide what's real and what's true - and if there's even a difference.

Scotty So and Cory Alpert are thinking a lot about truth and lying. They're asking questions about how AI is evolving, and how we're evolving along with it. Deepfakes, algorithms, and new kinds of media are popping up everywhere, and it's changing how we work, talk to each other, and think about politics.

Hear from two of Australia's most exciting young voices here in Warrnambool as they tour regional Australia ahead of the election.

Scotty So is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of identity, truth, and deception. Through a mix of performance, painting, and installation, Scotty’s art challenges perceptions of reality and provokes conversations about authenticity in the digital age.

Cory Alpert is a sociologist and writer specialising in the intersection of artificial intelligence and democracy. His research focuses on how AI disrupts traditional democratic norms and explores ways to rebuild agency and efficacy in the age of algorithms.