The Wire with Caeden

Deep Fake videos, where people’s faces can be edited onto a completely different person’s body in a video, can be harmful. There are several YouTube videos of Barack Obama saying things that Barack Obama has never actually said, and of actors performing sex acts that they have never done in front of a camera. Why were deep fakes invented? Do they offer positive aspects? Mary-Margaret Slack asked Victoria University’s senior media design lecturer, Tom White, if we have sufficient legal framework to deal with deep fakes.

Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni joins Lilian Hanly to chat about the changes the current government have made to data safety. The Minister explains the Privacy, Human Rights and Ethics Framework that has been announced in light of collective fear of data privacy breaches.

Fraser Grut is a 24 year old with a 27 year long dream. His project, 10,000 dreams, aims to record one person a day stating their dream in life. Kelly chatted with Fraser about the inspiration for this project and what his own dreams are for the future. 

On today's Wire, Jemima speaks with Simon Bridges about NZ’s foreign aid budget boost and farm pollution. Neutral corner returns where Ben discusses the coverage of the U.S. pulling out of the Iran Deal. Andrew Little joins Lachlan for their regular chat where they discuss the Waka Jumping Bill and Marutūāhu deal. News Director Lillian speaks with Cherie Kurarangi Kara about police minister Stuart Nash’s worrying comments on gangs and welfare. Finally, this day in history returns where Ben takes us through J. Edgar Hoover’s appointment as director of Bureau of Investigation.