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Civic tech in action: how 447 random citizens fixed an AI deepfake crisis | Audrey Tang
In 2024, Taiwan was flooded with deepfake scam ads. Instead of a crackdown, the government texted 200,000 random citizens: what should we do? People’s proposals became law within months, and by 2025 deepfake ads were down 94%.
In this episode, we speak with Audrey Tang, Taiwan's former digital minister. A self-taught programmer who dropped out at 14, she first helped occupy Taiwan's parliament during the 2014 Sunflower Movement, then joined the government two years later.
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How Audrey went from organizing a 2014 parliamentary occupation to becoming Taiwan's digital minister two years…
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