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Oct 5, 2026 33 min

When did we start trusting AI-generated rumours?

from Art Is Not a Thing Hosted by Ars Electronica

In today’s episode, host Hannah Balber discusses rumors, power, and the way narratives are crafted, manipulated, and distorted: from the political intrigues of the Mughal court to today’s AI-driven media environment. Our guest is the Indian-American artist and researcher Parag Mital. His recent project, The Game of Whispers, is an interactive and generative artwork that creates a society of autonomous AI characters whose speech, alliances, and conflicts evolve through their actions and interactions. This episode of Art Is Not a Thing is produced by Ars Electronica and developed in collaboration with Radio Ö1. Host: Hannah Balber Producers: Ana-Maria Carabelea, Christopher Sonnleitner, Marlene Grinner Editing: Yazdan Zand Music: Karl Julian Schmidinger Ars Electronica: https://ars.electronica.art/ https://www.instagram.com/arselectronica/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/arselectronica Resources: Parag K Mital

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In today’s episode, host Hannah Balber discusses rumors, power, and the way narratives are crafted, manipulated, and distorted: from the political intrigues of the Mughal court to today’s AI-driven media environment. Our guest is the Indian-American artist and researcher Parag Mital. His recent project, The Game of Whispers, is an interactive and generative artwork that creates a society of autonomous AI characters whose speech, alliances, and conflicts evolve through their actions and intera...

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