{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68f22ac7ca0e7f7545c5ecea/6ae29ad733b363c95d80272b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Could an early General Election be coming? ","description":"<p>Investigative journalist Lydia Morrish of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism joins presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker to discuss the millions of non-consensual deepfakes produced on X&#39;s Grok in under two weeks.</p><p><br></p><p>Elsewhere in the episode, we unpack the UK budget’s technology priorities, including AI investment, cybersecurity, data centres, and support for scale-ups; examine Anthropic’s prospective IPO, the company’s financial disclosures, and what its public offering could reveal about the AI boom.</p><p><br></p><p>We also spend slightly too long talking about fish and chips.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Lydia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lydmorrish/?hl=en-gb</p><p>Read her investigation into Grok: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-09-29/grok-deepfakes-police-justice</p><p>And her follow-up: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-10-22/grok-deepfake-case-reopened-after-bureau-reporting</p><p>Or watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDb5ayMG694</p>","author_name":"Alex Hudson"}