Tom Hanks in an ad promoting dental
services? Rapper Nicki Minaj and actor Tom Holland confront Mark Zuckerberg
about breaking into their home? Actor Jim Carrey stars in a remake of the 1980
movie The Shining? All are deepfakes created by AI.
What happens to free expression in a
time when anyone’s likeness and voice can be generated by a machine?
Nadine
Farid Johnson, managing director of PEN America’s Washington office and Free
Expression program will discuss critical issues surrounding generative
artificial intelligence and free expression on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m.
Hosted by the Department of Communication during Free Speech Week, the event is
being held as part of the department’s 50th anniversary.