{"id":3090,"date":"2026-05-13T13:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/podcast-the-chinese-deepfake-software-powering-scams\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:10:19","slug":"podcast-the-chinese-deepfake-software-powering-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/podcast-the-chinese-deepfake-software-powering-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: The Chinese Deepfake Software Powering Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We start this week with Joseph\u2019s story about how we obtained Haotian AI, a sought-after piece of realtime video deepfake software that lets you turn into anyone else during Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, or Zoom calls. After the break, Matthew tells us about some insane Yu-Gi-Oh trading card drama. 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