Blockchain tech is working to combat AI-based deepfakes (w/ Melody Hildebrandt and Mike Blank)

For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Melody Hildebrandt, CTO of Fox Corporation and Mike Blank, COO at Polygon Labs. Why these two companies? Well, Polygon Labs, the layer-2 blockchain focused on scaling Ethereum, and Fox Corporation, the well-known media conglomerate, joined forces in January to tackle deepfakes as artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent. Fox released…

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2 years ago

March 14, 2024

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For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Melody Hildebrandt, CTO of Fox Corporation and Mike Blank, COO at Polygon Labs.

Why these two companies? Well, Polygon Labs, the layer-2 blockchain focused on scaling Ethereum, and Fox Corporation, the well-known media conglomerate, joined forces in January to tackle deepfakes as artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent.

Fox released Verify, an open source technical protocol for media companies to register content and grant usage rights to AI platforms, while also allowing consumers to verify content through Polygon’s tech.

This episode is a part of Chain Reaction’s monthly series diving into different topics and themes in crypto. This month we’re focusing on blockchain and AI integrations.

They discuss:
– The Fox and Polygon partnership
– Protecting content from misuse
– What role blockchain technology can play with verifying news
– How deepfakes can affect the U.S. 2024 election

(0:00) Introduction
(1:57) Safeguarding against AI-created media
(3:42) Protecting content creators
(10:10) Blockchain’s role in AI trust and transparency
(14:43) Validating content creation and ownership on the blockchain
(18:38) Content authenticity
(24:48) Verifying content
(29:42) Combatting misinformation
(39:07) AI and blockchain technology for content verification

Science & Technology

Maintaining Momentum Through the Long Road to FDA Approval | Build Mode Podcast

This startup went from less than $100K to combining ultrasound and AI to save babies, protect mothers. In the latest episode of our Build Mode podcast, we caught up with Startup Battlefield champion BioticsAI to explore their continued success since their victory at Disrupt 2023.

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April 30, 2026

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This startup went from less than $100K to combining ultrasound and AI to save babies, protect mothers.

In the latest episode of our Build Mode podcast, we caught up with Startup Battlefield champion BioticsAI to explore their continued success since their victory at Disrupt 2023.

People & Blogs

How to make sure your IRL is actually IRL

We’re so entangled with our devices that online has started to feel more real than IRL, says journalist Nayeema Raza. As screens reshape how we connect and relate, she offers three practical habits to reignite curiosity, restore presence and break free from our phones.

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April 30, 2026

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AI Payoff in Focus During Tech Earnings Bonanza | Bloomberg Tech 4/30/2026

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April 30, 2026

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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss tech earnings as Alphabet and Amazon see a clear payoff from their AI spending, while Meta lags behind. Plus, Anthropic has begun weighing a fresh funding round that would value the AI developer at more than $900 billion. And, Stripe President John Collison discusses the company’s new AI tools and partnership with Google.
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