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Hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd and Jeremy Corbett, The Project combines news and entertainment to provide audiences an intelligent, informative and engaging mix of the stories that matter.

Primary Title
  • The Project
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 31 March 2023
Start Time
  • 19 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • Three
Broadcaster
  • Discovery New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd and Jeremy Corbett, The Project combines news and entertainment to provide audiences an intelligent, informative and engaging mix of the stories that matter.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • News
Hosts
  • Jeremy Corbett (Presenter)
  • Jesse Mulligan (Presenter)
  • Kanoa Lloyd (Presenter)
  • Kate Rodger (Guest Presenter)
AND NOW ON THE PROJECT, YOU'RE TORTURING A DENTIST? DON'T PUT IT LIKE THAT, MIKE. IT WAS HIS IDEA. A YEAR AGO, FRASER DUNBAR'S MATE DARREN DIED OF A HEART ATTACK. DARREN MCKAY. HE HAD REGULAR CHECK-UPS AND WAS ONLY 45. THEY WERE OCEAN SWIMMERS ALONG WITH A GROUP OF OTHER BLOKES WHO, WHEN IT CAME TIME TO FAREWELL THEIR MATE, DECIDED NOT TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL BUT TO GO FOR A SWIM INSTEAD. AFTERWARDS, OVER A FEW BEERS AND SHARED STORIES, DENTIST FRASER LEARNT SOMETHING SHOCKING. DESPITE THE SUDDEN LOSS OF THEIR MATE, NONE OF HIS FELLOW SWIMMERS HAD BEEN FOR A CHECK-UP. AS A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, FRASER WAS TEARING HIS HAIR OUT. WELL, HE WOULD BE SOON. YOU SEE, FRASER HAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF BODY HAIR, SO HE MADE THEM A DEAL. IF THEY ALL WENT FOR A WoF WITH THEIR DOCTOR, THEN HE WOULD HAVE A FULL-BODY WAX. # I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH. I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH. WE TALKED TO FRASER A BIT EARLIER TODAY, JUST AS HE WAS ABOUT TO UNDERGO HIS WAX. IS THIS YOUR FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH A WAXING STRIP? YES. YES. I'M, UM... QUITE SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT JILL'S BEEN DOING IT FOR 20-PLUS YEARS, AND SHE'S MORE THAN BUSY. AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, ACTUALLY, PEOPLE PAID FOR THIS SORT OF THING. (LAUGHTER) ANYWAY... FRASER, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS WITH JILL. HEY, JILL, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DO AN FBW ` A FULL BODY WAX? IT'LL PROBABLY TAKE AN HOUR AND A BIT, PROBABLY. OH WOW. AN HOUR AND A QUARTER TO DO IT... YEAH, FOR A FIRST-TIMER, COS SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO STOP FOR MEN. (LAUGHTER) THEY'RE NOT QUITE AS GOOD WITH PAIN AS WOMEN. SO SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE TO HAVE THE ODD BREAK, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW FRASER GOES. LET'S RIP INTO IT, SHALL WE? WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO START? I THINK I'LL START WITH THE CHEST AREA. I'LL PUT A BIT OF POWDER ON SO THAT THE THE WAX STICKS TO THE HAIR RATHER THAN THE SKIN. SO I'LL BE KIND. WE'LL BE KIND TO HIM. YOU'RE A GOOD WOMAN, JILL. YOU'RE AMAZING. DOES SKIN COME OFF? NO, OF COURSE NOT. OK, FRASER, WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND NOW AS THIS MOMENT APPROACHES? JILL'S LAID DOWN THE POWDER, AND SHE'S COMING IN WITH THE... HOT WAX, AS FAR AS I CAN SEE. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? JESUS, THAT'S HOT. THAT'S... NO ONE TOLD ME IT WAS GONNA BE HOT! (LAUGHS) TRUST ME, YOU WANT THAT, COS THAT KIND OF NUMBS THE AREA. YOU WANT IT TO BE NICE AND WARM. JEREMY: THAT'S NOT THE PAINFUL BIT. JILL, YOU TELL US WHEN YOU'RE GONNA... (FRASER GASPS, LAUGHS) IT'S HAPPENING. (GROANS, LAUGHS) JEREMY: ONE OUT OF 10, FRASER? WHERE'S THE PAIN? YOUR MATES KEPT THEIR WORD. THEY WENT FOR A CHECK-UP. DID THEY FIND ANY HEALTH ISSUES? YEAH, THERE WERE` I THINK THERE WERE THREE, THREE GUYS THAT HAD A FEW ISSUES, AND ONE OF THEM WAS VERY YOUNG AND HAD EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH CHOLESTEROL, SO HE'S NOW ON MEDICATION FOR THAT. AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER GUYS THAT HAVE GOT ONGOING ISSUES. WOW. YOU ARE GONNA BE SUCH A FAST SWIMMER AFTER THIS. THIS IS` OH! (MEN EXCLAIM, LAUGH) (LAUGHTER) GOOD ON YOU, FRASER. GOOD ON YOU, MATE. OHH! THEY'RE CALLING ME 'KILL JILL'. (LAUGHTER) IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO TRY AND REDUCE YOUR ODDS, AND GUYS ARE NOT GOOD AT GOING TO THE DOCTOR. AND I'M NOT` YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TELLING PEOPLE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR, BUT I THINK IT'S PROBABLY QUITE A GOOD THING. FRASER, A MESSAGE FOR THE MEN WATCHING TONIGHT AS WE FINISH OFF THIS SIDE OF YOUR CHEST? PREVENTION'S BETTER THAN CURE. AND DON'T DRINK ALCOHOL, COS THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO YOU. (LAUGHTER) MAN: OH, GOOD BOY. OHHH-HO-HO! THAT ONE WAS NICE. (LAUGHTER) (LAUGHS PAINFULLY) ONLY AN HOUR AND 20 TO GO, FRASER. (LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY) AN HOUR 20? SHE MIGHT DO A RECORD, HOPEFULLY. JESSE: YOU'RE A GREAT SPORT. THANKS FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR YOUR FRIENDS AND FOR NEW ZEALAND. GOOD LUCK. QUICKLY: OK, THANK YOU, SEE YA, BYE. (LAUGHTER) WHAT A WAY TO START A FRIDAY SHOW. WELCOME TO THE PROJECT. KATE RODGER IS HERE! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) I COULD FEEL EVERY ONE OF THOSE RIPS. IF I HAD TO DO THAT, YOU WOULD HEAR ME SCREAMING. IT'S GOOD TO SEE HIM SUFFER, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. WHAT A COOL WAY TO REMEMBER YOUR FRIEND. TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S, 'NO MATE, ' WE WILL LOOK AFTER OURSELVES AND MAKE A MOCKERY OF FRASER.' ON THE TELLY AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW WHY GUYS DON'T GO TO THE DOCTOR. I GUESS IT'S BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL SICK. I'M LUCKY I FEEL SICK CONSTANTLY SO I HAVE A REASON TO . *TO GO. GO YOU DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT YOU'VE GOT CANCER OR SOMETHING SERIOUS. THAT'S THE MALE BRAIN. IT'S QUITE IMPORTANT TO FIND OUT IF YOU DO HAVE CANCER SO YOU CAN TREAT IT. LOOK, WE HAVE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT. HOPEFULLY IT WILL ENTERTAIN YOU. PEOPLE ARE FREAKING OUT ABOUT AI, EVEN TOP TECH PEOPLE, SO WHAT IS SO CONCERNING ABOUT IT, AND SHOULD WE BE WORRIED? WE'LL GET ANSWERS, JUST AHEAD. AND THE TODAY FM CREW LOST THEIR JOBS WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE. IF THAT HAPPENED AT YOUR WORKPLACE, WHAT COULD YOU DO? THAT'S NEXT. AND AFTER WATCHING FRASER GET A FULL BODY WAX, I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK ` MAN, IT SURE IS FUN TO WATCH MEN GET HUMILIATED ON NATIONAL TELEVISION. SO HERE IS TODAY'S DAILY DOSE! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) YES, IT'S TIME FOR SOME 'EMBARASS-MEN-T'. FIRST UP, IT'S A SHOWDOWN ` MAN VERSUS TYRE. THE TYRE IS GOING FOR THE SURPRISE ATTACK. TRIPS UP AS WELL. I'VE NEVER BEEN PANTSED BY A TYRE, I HAVE BEEN WEDGIED BY A CLOTHESLINE. THAT WAS QUITE EVENTFUL AS WELL. BECAUSE IT'S A TYRE! AND HIS PANTS FELL DOWN! KANOA WILL EXPLAIN ANY OF THE VIDEOS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. NEXT, I HAVE A MAN WHO REFUSES TO GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT. TAKES THE TABLE WITH HIM. IT'S LIKE HE'S BEEN ON ONE OF THOSE COURSES WHERE YOU DO A TRUST FALL, AND YOUR MATES CATCH YOU, AND HE'S MISUNDERSTOOD HOW IT WORKS. WHAT HAPPENED THERE? (LAUGHTER) HE FELL DOWN! THEN HIS FOOD FELL ALL OVER HIM, DIDN'T IT? WE FOUND A NEW THING. AND LASTLY, IT'S YOUR CLASSIC COCK-OFF. WHAT?! LOOK AT THAT ROOSTER. CHECK OUT THIS ONE. (WHISTLES) (LAUGHTER) I KNOW WHICH ONE I WOULD RATHER LIVE NEXT DOOR TO. DO WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT ONE? OR SHALL WE MOVE ON? THAT WAS YOUR MUCH IMPROVED DAILY DOSE. THERE'S NO NICE WAY TO TELL PEOPLE THEY'VE LOST THEIR JOB. BUT THIS WEEK, THE STAFF OF ONE OF OUR NEWEST RADIO STATIONS FOUND OUT IN THE WORST WAY POSSIBLE. IS IT LEGAL, AND COULD IT HAPPEN TO US? IT IS FRIDAY. FRI-YAY. IT'S AT LEAST ONE OF THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE WEEK. TODAYFM STAFF HAVE DISCOVERED THE STATION'S COMING OFF AIR WHILE LIVE ON AIR. YESTERDAY'S NEWS ABOUT TODAY FM HAVING NO TOMORROW. THE MEDIAWORKS-OWNED STATION THAT BILLED ITSELF AS NOT TOO LEFT AND NOT TOO RIGHT... THIS IS POWERFUL, AND IT'S FOR ALL OF US. ...WAS SUDDENLY SWITCHED OFF AT THE WALL. THIS STATION IS NO LONGER TODAY FM. TOVA O'BRIEN: WE WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD THE SUPPORT OF EVERYONE ` FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE THROUGH TO THE BOARD, THROUGH TO THE EXECUTIVE, AND THEY HAVE (BLEEP)ED US, AND WE'RE ALL GONNA LOSE OUR JOBS. DUNCAN GARNER: THIS IS BETRAYAL. AND WHILE STAFF EXITED EN MASSE, STUNNED LISTENERS WERE LEFT TO ENJOY ONE OF BON JOVI'S LESSER KNOWN HITS, IRONICALLY TITLED 'ALIVE'. # HEY, HEY, I'M ALIVE. # IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY, AND I FEEL FINE. A LEAKED DOCUMENT FROM MEDIAWORKS PUTS IT DOWN TO DECLINING AD REVENUE AND THE NEED TO CUT COSTS, AND TODAY'S UNDERSTOOD TO BE ITS MOST EXPENSIVE PRODUCT BY FAR. BUT IS IT LEGAL TO LET PEOPLE GO WITH SO LITTLE NOTICE? I THINK IT'S VERY UNUSUAL IN THE SENSE THAT MEDIAWORKS SEEM TO HAVE SAID, 'HERE'S OUR PROPOSAL. 'WE WANT YOU TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THAT,' AND THEN WITHIN A DAY OR LESS HAVE ALREADY SAID, 'ACTUALLY, YOU'RE GONE.' I DON'T SEE HOW THE STAFF COULD POSSIBLY HAVE GIVEN THEIR FEEDBACK DURING THAT TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE LEARNED THAT THEY WERE JUST SPENDING THE AFTERNOON AT THE PUB. FRANKLY, I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE TALKING TO THEIR LAWYERS. ON AIR FOR JUST A YEAR, AND DESPITE A STAR-STUDDED LINE-UP, TODAY FM STRUGGLED TO ATTRACT ENOUGH EARS. AND IN RECENT WEEKS, BOTH ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND STATION BOSS HAD RESIGNED. DESPITE THE RED FLAGS, THE WAY THE NEWS WAS DELIVERED TO THESE NEWSMAKERS SEEMED BRUTAL. SO COULD THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE? PEOPLE SHOULDN'T PANIC AND THINK, 'THIS'LL HAPPEN TO ME.' A CONSULTATION PROCESS SHOULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS, NOT JUST HALF A DAY, AS SEEMS TO HAVE` AS APPEARS TO BE THE CASE HERE. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) YOU KNOW THE WORST THING` OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH A LOT OF THESE INCREDIBLY TALENTED PEOPLE, BUT THE AMPLIFICATION OF THE TRAUMA OF ALL THIS PLAYING OUT IN THE PUBLIC EYE JUST MUST BRING IT ALL HOME. THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY GOOD THINGS ABOUT BEING FAMOUS. THE DOWNSIDE IS THAT WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR JOB YOU ARE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PAPER AND EVERYONE IS SUPER INTERESTED IN YOUR FATE AND WHAT IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY TO YOU. OBVIOUSLY THERE HAVE BEEN LAYOFFS AT LOTS OF OTHER BUSINESSES AROUND NEW ZEALAND. THIS FINANCIAL PINCH IS NOT JUST BEING FELT IN THE MEDIA. THE WAREHOUSE, XERO ` THEY HAVE HAD TO LOSE STAFF AS WELL. TOUGH DECISIONS, BUT AS YOU SAY YOU ARE A BIT MORE ANONYMOUS WHEN YOU ARE NOT WORKING IN THE MEDIA. YOU ARE ALWAYS THE LAST TO FIND OUT THAT YOUR JOB IS GOING IN THIS INDUSTRY, JESSE... I'VE HAD IT BEFORE, YOU'VE HAD IT BEFORE. WE'VE CONTACTED MEDIAWORKS FOR A COMMENT ABOUT OUR STORY AND ARE AWAITING A RESPONSE. SAM NEILL IS A NAME KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD. BUT THAT'S NOT THE NAME THE FAMOUS KIWI ACTOR WAS BORN WITH. WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT WAS, NEXT ON THE PROJECT. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) I'M HERE WITH JAMIE FROM OUR GRAPHICS TEAM, WHO HAS JUST GRADUATED TODAY. FOR HIS BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATIONS. HE'S GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT'S COMING UP, SO JAMIE, READ THAT! THANKS, JEREMY. WAS SAM NEILL ORIGINALLY NAMED NIGEL, STEVE, OR ANTHONY? (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) WELCOME BACK. THE BIGGEST NAMES IN TECH WANT AI DEVELOPMENT TO STOP BEFORE IT TAKES OUR JOBS, OUTSMARTS US, AND TRICKS US WITH FAKE IMAGES WE CAN'T DETECT. THAT STORY IS NEXT. BUT FIRST, ONE OF OUR MOST FAMOUS ACTORS HAS MADE A SURPRISING CONFESSION. KIWIS KNOW HIM AS SAM NEILL, BUT IN HIS NEW BOOK, HE REVEALED HIS BIRTH NAME WAS NIGEL, SAYING, 'THE ONE THING I RESENT ABOUT MY PARENTS 'IS THAT THEY CALLED ME NIGEL. 'CHANGING MY NAME TO SAM AT THE AGE OF 11 'WAS PROBABLY THE BEST DECISION OF MY LIFE.' I HAVE A BROTHER WHOSE NAME IS NIGEL, AND WHEN HE WAS 11 I ACTUALLY URGED HIM TO CHANGE HIS NAME TO NUMB NUTS, WHICH HE DID NOT GO WITH. HE STAYED WITH NIGEL, AND HE IS PRETTY COOL. HE WAS DOING HIS BIT FOR THE NAME OF NIGEL TO MAKE A CALL AGAIN, AND MAYBE IF SAM HAD STUCK WITH NIGEL, IT MIGHT HAVE HAD A BETTER REPUTATION IN THE WORLD. DO YOU THINK HE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAMOUS IF HIS NAME WAS NIGEL? NAH. (LAUGHTER) EXACTLY. I HAVE A FONDNESS FOR THE NAME NIGEL. I HAD A LOVELY BOYFRIEND WHO WAS CALLED NIGEL. HE LIKE SKATEBOARDING AND DID ART. HE WASN'T A KEEPER. (LAUGHTER) OHH. I'M CHANGING MY NAME TO KANOA LLOYD, BECAUSE IT COMES WITH A BETTER CAR PARK. THIS WEEK, TECH INDUSTRY LEADERS DEMANDED WE PUSH PAUSE ON DEVELOPING ALL ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THEY'RE NOT ONLY WORRIED THAT THESE TOOLS COULD REPLACE MILLIONS OF HUMAN JOBS ` WE'RE NOW IN A WORLD WHERE COMPUTERS CAN REWRITE REALITY ITSELF. WE'RE ENTERING AN ERA IN WHICH OUR ENEMIES CAN MAKE IT LOOK LIKE ANYONE IS SAYING ANYTHING AT ANY POINT IN TIME. IN 2017, WE WERE INTRODUCED TO DEEPFAKES. FAST FORWARD SIX YEARS, AND THINGS HAVE GOTTEN REAL. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE ERA OF SYNTHETIC REALITY. AND MORE THAN A THOUSAND EXPERTS WANT THE TRAINING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BOTS TO STOP. COMPUTERS ARE NOW VERY GOOD AT FOOLING HUMANS. IT'S NOT REAL, BUT IT LOOKED PRETTY REALISTIC, AND I THINK THE THING IT RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT IS ` HOW SOON BEFORE WE'RE JUST DROWNING IN THESE DEEP FAKE IMAGES THAT AREN'T REAL? OR TRICKING OTHER HUMANS FOR US. SOME STUDENTS ARE ALREADY USING CHAT GPT TO CHEAT. CHECK THIS OUT. CHECK THIS OUT. WRITE ME A 500-WORD ESSAY PROVING THAT THE EARTH IS NOT FLAT. THIS IS A PROBLEM. MY PARENTS GOT SCAMMED FOR $21,000. THE SCAMMERS USED AI TO CREATE A VOICE THAT SOUND LIKE ME. THEY USED SOCIAL MEDIA TO COME UP WITH ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT ME TO CONVINCE THEM THEY WERE SPEAKING TO ME. IT WAS A RECENT CASE WITH CHAT GPT 4 FOR WHERE IT REACHED A CAPTCHA ` YOU KNOW THOSE TESTS WHERE YOU SELECT 'I AM NOT A ROBOT', AND THE WAY IT'S SOLVED IT WAS BY GOING ON ANOTHER WEBSITE AND ASKING TO HIRE SOMEONE TO PERFORM A TASK FOR IT, SOLVING THE CAPTCHA. THE PERSON ASKED, 'HEY, WHY CAN YOU NOT SOLVE A CAPTCHA? ARE YOU A BOT?' AND THE WAY GPT 4 GOT AROUND IT WAS SAYING, 'NO, I'M HEAVILY VISUALLY IMPAIRED. PLEASE JUST HELP ME.' IT LIED TO SOMEONE, PRETENDED TO BE LEGALLY BLIND. THAT IS TERRIFYING. BUT HOW GOOD CAN AI REALLY BE AT MIMICKING US? WELL, HERE'S SOMETHING THAT'LL COOK YOUR NOODLE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE HEARD MY ACTUAL VOICE. EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN AN AI PROGRAM, EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN AN AI PROGRAMME, GENERATING MY VOICE FROM TEXT. SURE, IT CAN BE LOTS OF FUN, BUT WHERE IS ALL THIS GOING? THE REAL CONCERN HERE IS WHAT'S CALLED ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. THAT'S WHEN A MACHINE CAN THINK AND REASON AND IMPROVE ITSELF, AND WE CAN NO LONGER CONTROL IT. JOINING US IS AUTHOR AND AI SCIENTIST TOBY WALSH. TOBY, ARE THE PEOPLE WHO SIGNED THAT LETTER RIGHT TO ASK FOR A PAUSE IN DEVELOPMENT? WELL, I DON'T THINK JUST ASKING PEOPLE TO PAUSE IS GOING TO MAKE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. I THINK THE IDEA THAT THE TECH COMPANIES ARE JUST GONNA STOP BECAUSE A THOUSAND OF US WRITE A LETTER ISN'T ACTUALLY VERY HOPEFUL. I SPEND TIME TALKING TO POLITICIANS. I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY A MUCH BETTER, CONSTRUCTIVE WAY. AND ALSO, THE LETTER WAS, I THINK, A BIT SCAREMONGERY, TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MACHINES THAT WOULD BE SMARTER THAN US. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT; ACTUALLY, IT'S THE STUPID` THE STUPID AI THAT WE'VE ALREADY GOT WITH US TODAY. ASSUMING AI IS GOING TO GET BETTER AT PRETENDING TO BE HUMAN, IS ANYONE WORKING ON A WAY TO EASILY SPOT FAKE IMAGES, FAKE VIDEOS? YEAH, THAT IS GOING TO BE A REAL PROBLEM. THE SYNTHETIC VIDEO, THE SYNTHETIC AUDIO WE GET IS GOING TO GET MUCH BETTER, MUCH BETTER THAN THE ONES THAT YOU'VE ALREADY JUST HEARD. IT'S GOING TO SOON BE PRETTY INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM HUMANS. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S GOING TO BE UNLESS YOU WERE THERE IN PERSON, YOU SAW IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES, HEARD IT WITH YOUR OWN EARS, YOU'VE GOT TO ENTERTAIN THE IDEA THAT MAYBE IT WAS SYNTHETIC, MAYBE SOMEONE'S TRYING TO SPOOF YOU. WHICH IS HARD TO DO. WE FOUND OUT TODAY THE DEFENCE FORCE WIPED TIKTOK FROM THEIR PHONES OVER WORRIES THEIR STAFF COULD BE IMPERSONATED BY THESE DEEPFAKE AI VIDEOS. AND WE USE VIDEO FOR COMMUNICATION, FOR PROOF IN LAWSUITS. IS ALL OF THAT IN JEOPARDY NOW? IT IS. AND, YOU KNOW, TRUTH IS ALREADY A BIT OF A FUNGIBLE IDEA, AND I THINK THE IDEA THAT WHAT WE SEE IS NO LONGER NECESSARILY TRUE. AND THINGS LIKE` POLITICS IS GONNA BE REALLY DISRUPTED BY THIS. THERE'S VIDEO OF TRUMP SAYING INEXCUSABLE THINGS ABOUT WOMEN. WE THINK THE VIDEO'S REAL. BUT HE'S JUST EXCUSED IT TO HIS SUPPORTERS BY SAYING IT WAS A DEEPFAKE. WHO SHOULD BE MOST WORRIED ABOUT THEIR JOBS DISAPPEARING IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO? OH, TV PRESENTERS. AHH! BOO! (LAUGHTER) IT'S TOO REAL, TOBY. JEREMY: LUCKY I DON'T WORK TOO HARD. I THINK WE'VE ALL GOT TO HAVE A LITTLE CONCERN. IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT'S DULL, ROUTINE AND REPETITIVE, I THINK THEN YOU'VE GOT TO THINK, 'WELL, WAIT A SECOND, 'MAYBE I SHOULD BE USING SOME OF THESE AI TOOLS 'TO IMPROVE MY PRODUCTIVITY, KEEP ME AHEAD OF THE PEOPLE, OTHER PEOPLE.' ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S NOT PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE REPLACED BY ROBOTS. IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO USE AI ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T USE AI. WELL, TOBY WALSH ` IF THAT IS INDEED YOU ` THANKS FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. (CHUCKLES) IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. PRETTY INCREDIBLE THAT VOICE. THEY TOOK A BIT OF A SAMPLE OF MY VOICE, WHICH IS NOT HARD TO GET HOLD OF, AND OUR WONDERFUL PRODUCER CANAL TYPE IN ANYTHING AND IT COMES OUT WITH EVERYTHING AS IF I'M READING IT. HE SAYS HE WILL NOT USE IT FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. 1 OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE APPLICATIONS OF AI AT THE MOMENT IS BING, THEY'VE INCORPORATED AI. HE SAID HE WAS ONLY GOING TO USE BING 20 YEARS AGO. AS BING COOL AGAIN? AS SOON AS YOU SAY SOMETHING IS COOL, IT IS NOT. I LOOK FORWARD TO AI TAKING OVER. I'M GOING TO RETURN TO THE LAND AND WHERE FLOATY DRESSES AND LAY IN THE SUN. YEP. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AI, TOBY WILL BE HERE IN MAY FOR THE AUCKLAND WRITER'S FESTIVAL. CHECK OUT THE FESTIVAL'S WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS. GIVE THAT EX NIGEL A CALL. IT'S TIME FOR BEAT THAT! THIS WEEK WE WANTED TO SEE YOUR OLDEST PIECE OF WORKING TECH! WE'VE SEEN WALKMANS, TYPEWRITERS, ANTIQUES, WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT. FIRST UP, HERE'S LAST NIGHT'S WINNER GARY AND HIS 1930'S PHONOGRAPH! (CHUCKLES) SPEEDING UP. THIS IS GARY'S HYPE SONG BEFORE HE GOES TO THE CLUB. TODAY WE HAVE PHIL WITH THIS AWESOME 50'S RADAR ROBOT TODAY WE HAVE PHIL WITH THIS AWESOME '50'S RADAR ROBOT NOT MUCH CHANCE OF THAT ONE TAKING YOUR JOB. DAWN IS STILL MAKING MILKSHAKES WITH THIS 1941 MACHINE! SO BEAUTIFUL. STILL DOING THE TRICK. CHRISTINA USES THIS 1924 PRINTING PRESS IN HER SCREEN-PRINTING BUSINESS! AND YOU GET EXERCISE AT THE SAME TIME. QUITE DIFFICULT TO FIND PARTS, BUT WE LOVE IT. SOME AWESOME ENTRIES THIS WEEK, BUT DON TAKES THE CAKE WITH HIS ORIGINAL MORSE CODE KEY, WORKING SINCE THE 1940'S! LET'S TAKE A LOOK. WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, I HAD TO USE ONE OF THESE... I'VE GOT A MESSAGE FOR YOU. AW! DON! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) STOP IT! KIA ORA, DON. NGA MIHI, AND CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE SCORED YOURSELF THIS. FROM JB HI-FI. NEXT WEEK FOR BEAT THAT, WE'RE CELEBRATING THE RELEASE OF THE NEW SUPER MARIO BROTHERS MOVIE SO OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO SEE THE BEST MOUSTACHE! SHOW US YOUR MO ON OUR WEBSITE, SHOW US YOUR MO ON OUR WEBSITE, YEAH! AND YOU COULD BE IN TO WIN $5000 WORTH OF JB HI-FI TECH! WILL YOU DO IT? I WILL THINK ABOUT IT. YOU WERE TELLING ME THE TOP OF MY HEAD LOOKS LIKE A BIG MOUSTACHE. GOOD TIMES. IT WAS VERY HURTFUL. Start now and make the most of the Easter long weekend. Four days, you can definitely get the painting projects done. A lick of paint can make such a difference. It doesn't have to cost a lot to change your indoors. Bunnings can help you stick to the budget with our lowest prices. Four Piece Roller Kit just sixteen dollars forty five. Easycoat Interior Paint only eighty nine dollars seventy eight. Sixty Three Mil Wall Paint Brush just eight dollars ninety eight. Where you find a competitor's lower price on the same stocked item, we'll beat it by 15 percent. BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE Lowest Prices are just the beginning. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) WELCOME BACK TO THE PROJECT. NOW IT'S TIME FOR FRIDAY NIGHT VIBES! EARLIER, WE TALKED ABOUT AI AND ROBOTS TAKING OVER, BUT IT'S NOT ALL BAD ` THE BBC HAS REPORTED THAT 39% OF CHORES WILL BE DONE BY ROBOTS BY 2033. SO WE HIT THE STREETS TO ASK YOU WHAT HOUSEHOLD CHORE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE A ROBOT TO DO? OOH, I DON'T KNOW. PROBABLY SOMETHING TO DO WITH CLEANING THE BATHROOM. IT'S ALWAYS ANNOYING. MAYBE, LIKE, CLEANING THE SHOWER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WOULD GET IT TO MASSAGE ME. OH! (LAUGHS) MAYBE CLEAN MY CAR, WASH MY CAR. IT'S A REALLY DIFFICULT QUESTION. I HAVE LOTS OF THOUGHTS ABOUT AI. CLEAN THE TOILET. CLEAN THE TOILET FOR SURE. QUITE NERVOUS OF AI. DISHES. I JUST` I DON'T KNOW. I HATE DIRTY WATER. PROBABLY THE WASHING. WHY IS THAT? COS THERE'S SO MUCH OF IT, AND I HAVE TEENAGE BOYS WHO SMELL. I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY BE CLEANING THE TOILET. TAKING OUT THE BINS. BAKE BREAD. OK, NOW WE'RE AT IT. YOU KNOW THE BIT BETWEEN THE GROUTING IN-BETWEEN TILES IN A BATHROOM THAT GETS BLACK MOULD IN IT, REALLY HARD TO CLEAN... IF THAT WAS JUST KEPT` LIKE, KEPT POLISHED. DISHES. WHY IS THAT? COS I CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO WASH IT. CLEAN THE BATHROOM. WHY IS THAT? I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES IT IN MY HOUSE. ALL MY HOUSEWORK! (LAUGHS) CLEANING. CLEANING? THAT WOULD BE NICE, WOULDN'T IT? YES. THE OVEN IN PARTICULAR. VACUUMING, DISHES, THE LOT. YEAH, THE LAUNDRY. DOES THAT SCARE YOU AT ALL, THOUGH? MAYBE ROBOTS ONE DAY MIGHT BE DOING ALL THAT FOR US? NOT AT ALL. I'M HAPPY FOR THE ROBOT TO DO IT. (LAUGHS) (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) OH ROBOTS. FOR ME IT WOULD BE` I'M HAPPY TO DO THE LAUNDRY BUT PUTTING IT AWAY. BEFORE WE GO, EARLIER, WE SHOWED FRASER DUNBAR GETTING WAXED. HE FINISHED ONLY A LITTLE WHILE AGO. AND WE FIGURED YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO SEE THE RESULT! HERE HE IS, ALL FRESHLY WAXED! SO SMOOTH. LEGEND. THAT IS BEAUTIFUL. DRINK THAT ALL IN, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR DOCTOR AND HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND. THAT'S IT FOR US. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, CONTACT, AND THANKS TO KATE RODGER FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. THE FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE 'JUPITER ASCENDING' IS NEXT. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. SEE YOU TOMORROW.