Host Jason Michael Perry brings a special live episode from the World Trade Center Institute Agile Global Innovation Series, hosted in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Joined by panelists Tina Williams-Koroma, Yolanda Reid, and Joel M. Benge, with an introduction from Eddie Resende, Jason explores how cybersecurity is evolving in a world where AI can fake voices, faces, writing styles — even entire digital identities.

The conversation moves beyond traditional hacking and into something more foundational: what happens when reality itself becomes manipulatable? From deepfake fraud to AI agents running autonomous businesses, this episode unpacks how trust is becoming the most important — and most fragile — infrastructure we have.

Podcast Notes & Links:

• Real or AI-generated – NPR
• Molty – AI-driven social personas and automation experiments
• Moltbook – AI-powered social network concept
• Project Vend 1 – Anthropic research on autonomous AI running a small business
• Project Vend 2 – Follow-up research on AI autonomy and economic impact

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Credits

Special thanks to the World Trade Center Institute and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School for hosting this event.

Thanks to the team at WYPR, producers Sam Bermas-Dawes and Shanya Mapso, and Myrna Martinez, Head of Operations and Marketing at PerryLabs.