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.
>>> THAT'S WHEN THE MAGIC
HAPPENS.
>> THIS IS A DEEP FAKE, HYPER

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REALISTIC VIDEO AND AUDIO
RECORDINGS THAT USE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE TO CREATE FAKE
CONTENT.

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THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME
INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
USE OF DEEP FAKES.
>> IT POSES A MAJOR THREAT TO

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THE UNITED STATES.
>> WE WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
HOW THEY WORKED SO WE ASKED ONE
OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS TO

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TRAIN THE TECHNOLOGY ON US.
>> THIS IS HOW I LOOKED 30 YEARS
AGO.
>>> IF HE'S NOT PUBLIC ENEMY

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NUMBER ONE IN CHINA, HE'S UP
THERE.
TONIGHT WE'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO A
PART POLITICAL ACTIVIST AND PART

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CON
CARTOONIST, INFURIATING THE CCP,
THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
>> I'M NOT CONTROLLED BY ANY

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AUTHORITY, CRIMINAL NOT CCP.
THAT SCARES THEM.
ALL THEY WANT IS TOTAL CONTROL.
>> IMAGINE LAUNCHING YOURSELF

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HUNDREDS OF FEET DEEP INTO THE
SEA WITH LITTLE MORE THAN A
MASK, A HEAVY DOSE OF BRAVERY
AND ONE DEEP BREATH.

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WELCOME TO THE BLUE HOLE.
THIS IS THE KING OF THE DEEP
KNOWN FOR FREE DIVING AS HE
HOLDS A SINGLE BREATH FOR NEARLY

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FIVE MINUTES.
>> TOUCHDOWN.
>> COMING UP!
>> I'M LESLIE STAHL.

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>> I'M BILL WHITAKER.
I'M ANDERSON COOPER.
>> I'M SCOTT PELLEY.
>> T

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>>> YOU MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD THE
TERM SYNTHETIC MEDIA, MORE
COMMONLY KNOWN AS DEEP FAKES.
BUT OUR MILITARY, LAW

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ENFORCEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE
AGENCIES CERTAINLY HAVE.
THEY ARE HYPER REALISTIC VIDEO
AND ADOY RECORDINGS THAT USE

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DEEP
LEARNING TO CREATE FAKE CONTENT
OR DEEPFAKES.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS GROWN

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INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THEIR POTENTIAL TO BE USED TO
SPREAD DISINFORMATION AND COMMIT
CRIMES.

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THAT'S BECAUSE THE CREATORS OF
DEEPFAKES HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE
PEOPLE SAY OR DO ANYTHING -- AT
LEAST ON OUR SCREENS.

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AS WE FIRST REPORTED IN OCTOBER,
MOST AMERICANS HAVE NO IDEA HOW
FAR THE TECHNOLOGY HAS COME IN
JUST THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR THE

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DANGER, DISCORRUPTION AND
OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME WITH IT.
>>> YOU KNOW, I DO ALL MY OWN
STUNTS OBVIOUSLY.

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I ALSO DO MY OWN MUSIC.
>> THIS IS NOT TOM CRUISE.
IT'S ONE OF A SERIES OF
HYPER-REALISTIC DEEP FAKES OF

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THE MOVIE STAR THAT BEGAN
APPEARING ON THE VIDEO SHARING
APP TIKTOK IN FEBRUARY 2021.
FOUR DAYS PEOPLE WONDERED IF

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THEY WERE REAL, AND IF NOT, WHO
CREATED THEM.
FINALLY A MODEST 32-YEAR-OLD
BELGIAN VISUAL EFFECTS ARTIST

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NAMED CHRIS UME STEPPED FORWARD
TO CLAIM CREDIT.
>> WE BELIEVED AS LONG AS WE
MAKING CLEAR THIS IS A PARODY,

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WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HARM
HIS IMAGE.
BUT AFTER A FEW DESCRIBEDOS,
REREALIZED THIS IS BLOWING UP,

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WE'RE GETTING MILLIONS AND
MILLIONS OF VIEWS.
>> UME SAYS HIS WORK IS MADE
EASIER BECAUSE HE TEAMED UP WITH

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A TOM CRUISE IMPERSONATOR WHOSE
VOICE, GESTURES AND HAIR ARE
NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THE REAL
McCOY.

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UME ONLY DEEPFAKES CRUISE'S FACE
AND STITCHES THAT ON TO THE REAL
VIDEO AND SOUND OF THE EMPIRS
NATEOR.

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>> THAT'S WHERE THE MAGIC
HAPPENS.
>> STILL GOT IT.
>> HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS SO

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SEAMLESS?
>> IT BEGINS WITH TRAINING A
DEEPFAKE MODEL OF COURSE.
I HAVE ALL THE FACE ANGLES OF

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TOM CRUISE AND ALL THE
EXPRESSIONS AND EMOTIONS.
IT TAKES TIME TO CREATE A REAL
GOOD DEEPFAKE MODEL.

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>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN TRAINING THE
MODEL?
HOW DO YOU TRAIN YOUR COMPUTER?
>> TRAINING MEANS IT'S GOING TO

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ANALYZE ALL OF THE IMAGES OF TOM
CRUISE, ALL HIS EXPRESSIONS
COMPARED TO MY IMPERSONATOR.
SO THE COMPUTE EARS GOING TO

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TEACH ITSELF.
WHEN MY IMPERSONATOR IS SMILING,
I'M GOING TO CREATE TOM CRUISE
NILE SMOOILING AND THAT'S HOW

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YOU TRAIN IT.
>> USING VIDEO FROM THE CBS NEWS
ARCHIVES, CHRIS UME WAS ABLE TO
TRAIN HIS COMPUTER TO LEARN

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EVERY ASPECT OF MY FACE AND WIPE
AWAY THE DECADES.
THIS IS HOW I LOOKED 30 YEARS
AGO.

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HE CAN EVEN REMOVE MY MUSTACHE.
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS
AND A LITTLE FRIGHTENING.
>> I SEE A LOT OF MISTAKE IN MY

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WOK BUT I DON'T MIND ACTUALLY.
I WANT TO SHOW THEM WHAT'S
POSSIBLE.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO FOOL

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PEOPLE?
>> NO, I WANT TO ENTERTAIN
PEOPLIN I WANT TO RAISE
AWARENESS AND I WANT TO SHOW

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WHERE IT'S ALL GOING.
>> I WOULD SAY IT'S ANDALOGOUS
TO THE BIRTH OF THE INTERNET.
>> NINASCHCK IS A POLITICAL

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SCIENTIST AND TECHNOLOGY
CONSULTANT WHO WROTE ONE OF THE
FIRST BOOKS ON DEEPFAKES.
SHE FIRST CAME ACROSS THEM FIVE

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YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS ADVISING
EUROPEAN POLITICIANS ON RUSSIA
A'S USE OF DISINFORMATION AND
SOCIAL MEDIA TO INTERFERE IN

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DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS.
WHAT IS YOUR REACTION WHEN YOU
FIRST REALIZED THIS WAS POSSIBLE
AND WAS GOING ON?

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>> WELL, GIVEN THAT I WAS COMING
ON FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF
DISINFORMATION AND MANIPULATION
IN THE CONTEST OF ELECTIONS.

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I THOUGHT FROM A DISINFORMATION
PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS A GAME
CHANGER.
>> SO FAR THERE'S NO EVIDENCE

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THAT DEEPFAKES HAVE CHANGED THE
GAME IN A U.S. ELECTION, BUT IN
MARCH 2021, THE FBI PUT OUT A
NOTIFICATION WARNING THAT

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RUSSIAN AND CHINESE ACTORS ARE
USING SYNTHETIC PROFILE IMAGES,
CREATING DEEPFAKE JOURNALISTS
AND MEDIA PERSONALITIES TO

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SPREAD ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THE U.S. MILITARY LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE

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AGENCIES HAVE KEPT A WARY EYE ON
DEEPFAKES FOR YEARS.
AT THIS 2019 HEARING, SENATOR
BEN SASSE OF NEBRASKA ASKED IF

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THE U.S. IS PREPARED FOR THE
ONSLAUGHT OF DISINFORMATION
FAKERY AND FRAUD.
>> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE

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CATASTROPHIC POTENTIAL TO PUBLIC
TRUST AND TO MARKETS THAT COULD
COME FROM DEEPFAKE ATTACKS, ARE
WE ORGANIZED IN A WAY THAT WE

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COULD POSSIBLY RESPOND FAST
ENOUGH?
>> WE CLEARLY NEED TO BE MORE
AGILE.

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IT POSES A MAJOR THREAT TO THE
UNITED STATES AND SOMETHING THAT
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY NEEDS
TO BE RESTRUCTURED TO ADDRESS.

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>>> SINCE THEN TECHNOLOGY HAS
CONTINUED MOVING AT AN
EXPONENTIAL PACE WHILE U.S.
POLICY HAS NOT.

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EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT AND
BIG TECH TO DETECT SYNTHETIC
MEDIA ARE COMPETING WITH A
COMMUNITY OF DEEPFAKE ARTISTS

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WHO SHARE THEIR LATEST CREATIONS
AND TECHNIQUES ONLINE.
LIKE THE INTERNET, THE FIRST
PLACE DEEPFAKE TECHNOLOGY TOOK

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OFF WAS IN PORNOGRAPHY.
THE SAD FACT IS THE MAJORITY OF
DEEP FAKES TODAY CONSIST OF
WOMEN'S FACE, MOSTLY

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CELEBRITIES, SUPERIMPOSED ON TO
PORNOGRAPHIC VIDEOS.
>> THE FIRST USE CASE IN
PORNOGRAPHY IS JUST A HARBINGER

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OF HOW DEEP FAKES CAN BE USED
MALICIOUSLY IN MANY DIFFERENT
CONTESTS, WHICH ARE NOW STARTING
TO ARISE.

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>> AND THEY'RE GETTING BETTER
ALL THE TIME IN.
>> YES.
THE INCREDIBLE THING ABOUT

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DEEPFAKES AND SYNTHETIC MEDIA IS
THE PACE OF ACCELERATION WHEN IT
COMES TO TECHNOLOGY.
BY FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS, WE ARE

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BASICALLY LOOKING A THE A
TRAJECTORY WHERE ANY SINGLE
CREATOR, A YOUBER, A TIKTOKER
WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE THE SAME

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LEVEL OF VISUAL EFFECTS THAT IS
ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE MOST
WELL-RESOURCED HOLLYWOOD STUDIO
TODAY.

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>> THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND
DEEPFAKES IS ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, WHICH MIMICS THE
WAY HUMAN LEARN.

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IN 2014 RESEARCHERS FOR THE
FIRST TIME USED COMPUTERS TO
CREATE REALISTIC LOOKING FACES
USING SOMETHING CALLED GENERATIV

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ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS OR GANS.
>> SO YOU SET UP AN ADVERSARIAL
GAME WHERE YOU HAVE TWO AIs
COMBATTING EACH OTHER AND TRY TO

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CREATE THE BEST FAKE SYNTHETIC
CONTENT AND YOU BASICALLY END UP
WITH OUTPUT THAT IS INCREASINGLY
IMPROVING ALL THE TIME.

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>> SIK SAYS THE POWER OF
GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS
IS ON FULL DAYS PLAY AT A WEB
SITE CALLED "THIS PERSON DOES

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NOT EXIST.COM".
>> EVERY TIME YOU REFRESH THE
PAGE, THERE'S NEW IMAGE OF A
PERSON WHO DOES NOT EXIST.

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>> EACH IS A ONE OF A KIND,
ENTIRELY A.I. GENERATED IMAGE OF
A HUMAN BEING WHO NEVER HAS AND
NEVER WILL WALK THIS EARTH.

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>> YOU CAN SEE EVERY PORE ON
THEIR FACE.
YOU CAN SEE EVERY HAIR ON THEIR
HEAD.

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AND NOW IMAGINE THAT TECHNOLOGY
BEING EXPANDED OUT NOT ONLY TO
HUMAN FACES IN STILL IMAGES BUT
ALSO TO VIDEO, AND SYNTHESIS OF

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PEOPLE'S VOICES AND THAT'S
REALLY WHERE WE'RE HEADING RIGHT
NOW.
>> THIS IS MIND BLOWING.

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>> YES.
>> WHAT'S THE POSITIVE OF THIS?
>> THERE'S A VERY COMPELLING
CASE TO BE MADE FOR THE

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COMMERCIAL USE OF DEEP FAKES.
>> VICTOR RIPARBELLIS IS CEO AND
CO-FOUNDER OF SYNTHESIA, BASED
IN LONDON, ONE OF DOZENS OF

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COMPANIES USING DEEPFAKE
TECHNICAL J I TO TRANSFORM VIDEO
AND AUTO PRODUCTIONS.
>> THE WAY IT WORKS IS THAT

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WE'VE ESSENTIALLY REPLACED
CAMERAS AND CODE, AND ONCE
YOU'RE WORKING WITH SOFTWARE, WE
DO A LOT OF THINGS YOU WOULDN'T

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BE ABLE TO DO IN A NORMAL
CAMERA.
>>> THE VIDEO WAS OF COURSE
GENERATED BY SYNTHESIA.

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>> IT MAKES AND SELLS DIGITAL
AVATARS USING THE FACES OF PAID
ACTORS TO DELIVER PERSONALIZED
MESSAGES IN 64 LANGUAGES AND

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ALLOWS CORPORATE CEOs TO ADDRESS
EMPLOYEES OVERSEAS.
>> DID SOMEBODY SAY JUST EAT?
>> JUST EAT HAS A SUBSIDIARY IN

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AUSTRALIA WHICH IS CALLED
MENULOG.
SO WHAT WE DID WITH OUR
TECHNOLOGY WAS WE SWITCHED OUT

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THE WORD JUST EAT FOR MENULOG.
>> DID SOMEBODY SAY MENULOG?
>> ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY HAD A
LOCALIZED VERSION FOR THE

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AUSTRALIAN MARKET WITHOUT SNOOP
DOG HAVING TO DO ANYTHING.
>> SO HE MAKES TWICE THE MONEY,
HUH?

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>> YEAH.
>> ALL IT TOOK WAS EIGHT MINUTES
OF ME READING A SCRIPT ON CAMERA
TO CREATE MY SYNTHETIC TALKING

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HEAD, COMPLETE WITH MY GESTURES,
HEAD AND MOUTH MOVEMENTS,
ANOTHER COMPANY USED A.I. TO
CREATE A SYNTHETIC VERSION OF MY

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VOICE.
>> WITH MY CADENCE, TENOR AND
SIN CO PAGS.
>> THIS IS THE RESULT.

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THE WORDS YOU'RE HEARING WERE
NEVER SPOKEN BY THE REAL BILL
INTO A MICROPHONE OR CAMERA.
>> I'M BILL WHITAKER.

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I'M BILL WHITAKER, I'M BILL
WHITAKER.
>> WOW.
AND THE HEAD, THE EYEBROWS, THE

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MOUTH, THE WAY IT MOVES.
>> IT'S ALL SYNTHETIC.
>> I COULD BE LOUNGING AT THE
BEACH AND SAY, FOLKS, YOU KNOW,

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I'M NOT GOING TO COME IN TODAY.
BUT YOU CAN USE MY OF A AT THAT
ARE TO DO THE WORK.
>> MAYBE IN A FEW YEARS.

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>> DON'T TELL ME THAT.
I'D BE TEMPTED.
>> I THINK IT WILL HAVE A BIG
IMPACT.

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>>> THE RAPID ADVANCES IN
SYNTHETIC MEDIA HAVE CAUSED A
VIRTUAL GOLD RUSH.
THE GOAL, DEVELOP SOFTWARE TO

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ALLOW ANYONE TO CREATE HOLLYWOOD
CALIBER MOVIES WITHOUT LIGHTS,
CAMERAS OR EVEN ACTORS.
>> AS THE HARDWARE SCALES AND AS

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THE MODELS BECOME MORE
EFFICIENT, WE CAN SCALE UP THE
SIZE OF THAT MODEL TO BE AN
ENTIRE TOM CRUISE BODY MOVEMENT

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AND EVERYTHING.
>> TALK ABOUT DISRUPTIVE, I
MEAN, ARE YOU GOING TO PUT
ACTORS OUT OF JOBS?

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>> I THINK IT IS A GREAT THING
IF YOU'RE A WELL-KNOWN AGTOR
TODAY BECAUSE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO
LET SOMEBODY COLLECT DATA FOR

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YOU TO CREATE A VERSION OF
YOURSELF IN THE FUTURE WHERE YOU
COULD BE ACTING IN MOVIES AFTER
YOU HAVE DESIZED.

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>> IF YOU'RE WONDERING HOW ALL
OF THIS IS LEGAL, MOST DEEPFAKES
ARE CONSIDERED PROTECTED FREE
SPEECH.

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ATTEMPTS AT LEGISLATION ARE ALL
OVER THE MAP.
IN NEW YORK, COMMERCIAL USE OF A
PERFORMER'S SYNTHETIC LIKENESS

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WITHOUT CONSENT IS BANNED FOR 40
YEARS AFTER THEIR DEATH.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY ETHICAL,
PHILOSOPHICAL GRAY ZONES HERE

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THAT WE REALLY NEED TO THINK
ABOUT.
>> HOW DO WE AS A SOCIETY
GRAPPLE WITH THIS?

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>> JUST UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S
GOING ON.
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL
DON'T KNOW WHAT A DEEP FAKE IS,

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WHAT SYNTHETIC MEDIA IS, THAT
THIS IS NOW POSSIBLE.
THE COUNTER TO THAT IS HOW DO WE
INOCULATE OURSELVES AND

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UNDERSTAND THAT THIS KIND OF
CONTENT IS COMING AND EXISTS
WITHOUT BEING COMPLETELY
CYNICAL.

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HOW DO WE DO IT WITHOUT LOSING
TRUST IN ALL AUTHENTIC MEDIA?
>> THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE ALL
OF US TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO

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MANEUVER IN A WORLD WHERE SEEING
IS NOT ALWAYS BELIEVING.

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>> Announcer: WHEN ANY VIDEO CAN
BE FAKED, HOW DO YOU PROVE WHEN
ONE IS REAL?
>> IF ANYTHING CAN BE FAKED,

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THAN ANYTHING CAN BE DENIED.
>> A

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>>> JIM
>>> THE WINTER OLYMPICS IN
BEIJING WERE GAMES WREATHED IN
CONTROVERSY.

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TO MANY CHINA WAS A PROBLEMATIC
HOST.
ONE OF THE LOUDEST VOICES
CONDEMNING CHINA IS NOT A VOICE

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AT ALL BUT RATHER A HAND.
SINCE SELF-EXILING IN CHINA IN
2009, THE ARTIST KNOWN AS
BADUUCAO HAS USED HIS WORK TO

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TAKE ON THE COUNTRY'S LEADER XI
JINPING.
AS WE FIRST REPORTED IN
DECEMBER, IT'S COME AS A STEEP

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PRICE, HE MAY NEVER GO HOME
AGAIN.
BUT ON HE GOES TRAVELING THE
WORLD USING PAINT AND WIT ON

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WALLS TO CALL TRUTH TO POWER HAD
YOU BEEN IN MIAMI BEACH LAST
FALL, YOU'D BEEN FOR GIVEN IF
YOU THOUGHT YOU ENCOUNTERED

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PROMOTIONAL BOARDS FOR THE
BEIJING WINTER LOLYMPICS.
BUT IT WAS A PROVOCATIVE VISUAL
ARGUMENT FOR WHY CHINA WAS UNFIT

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TO HOST THE GAMES.
HE WAS A CHINESE HOCKEY PLAYER
BLOODYING A TIBETAN MONK.
THIS IS THE HANDY WORK OF

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BADIUCAO.
>> THAT'S HOW CHINA IS GOING TO
USE IT NOT AS A CELEBRATION FOR
HUMANITY BUT USE IT AS A

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PLATFORM TO PROMOTING ITS
PROPAGANDA, WHICH IS
FUNDAMENTALLY CRACKING DOWN ON
PEOPLE'S BASIC RIGHTS.

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>> HE CAME TO ACCEPT THE AWARD
FOR CREATIVE DISSENT.
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS
THE PURPOSE FOR YOUR ART?

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>> I IMAGINE I'M THIS KID
HOLDING A BIG ROCK AND YOU THROW
THE ROCK INTO THE LAKE AND UP
SEE ALL THE SPLASH AND YOU SEE

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THE CHANGE.
>> Reporter: YOU SEE THE ROCK IN
THE LAKE, SEE THE SPLASH, SEE
WHERE THE RIPPLES RIPPLE?

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>> EXACTLY.
>> Reporter: CHINA DOES NOT
ALLOW RIPPLES.
EVEN OUTSIDE CHINA, DISSENT DOES

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NOT GO OVER WELL.
DO YOU FEEL IN DANGER?
DO YOU FEEL UNSAFE?
>> WELL, THIS IS ACTUALLY MY

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DAILY ROUTINE, THAT I WILL
RECEIVE DEATH THREAT ON DAILY
BASIS ONLINE, ON MY SOCIAL
MEDIA, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM,

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DIRECT MESSAGE.
>> Reporter: HE KNOWS AS AN
ARTIST POKING THE CHINESE
REGIME, HE RISKS RETALIATION,

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BOTH AGAINST HIMSELF AND HIS
FAMILY BACK IN CHINA.
FOR YEARS HE HID BEHIND A MASK
IN PUBLIC, WORKING INCOGNITO,

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GUERRILLA STYLE, BOTH IN
AUSTRALIA AND ANY TIME HE
TRAVELED.
HE ADOPTED A SUED A PSEUDONYM, S

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NOT REAL MEANING.
>> Reporter: HE INITIALLY WENT
UNDERGROUND.
IN HIS RECENT CARTOON, HE

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CONFRONTS THE REALITY OF
ACCUSING A FORMER VICE PREMIER
OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
>> I WANT TO BE AN INSPIRING

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FIGURE.
I WANT MY ART TO HELPING OTHERS
TO COLLECTING COURAGE AND JOIN
ME.

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BUT IF I GIVING UP THIS, THEN
WHAT DOES IT SAY TO THE REST OF
THEM?
>> WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP

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BETWEEN YOUR POPULARITY AND YOUR
SECURITY?
>> I DO THINK IT HAS A VERY
CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.

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>> Reporter: SO ALMOST THE MORE
POPULAR YOU GET, YOU'RE BUYING
YOURSELF AN EXTRA LAYER OF
SECURITY?

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>> YEAH.
AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU
CAN DO IT.
>> Reporter: MAYBE SO BUT BEING

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POPULAR ALSO MEANS HIS WORK HAS
BEEN SCRUBBED BY SENSORS INSIDE
CHINA.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT YOUR WORK THAT

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DRIVES THIS REGIME CRAZY?
>> I GUESS IT'S THIS ATTITUDE
THAT I DON'T CARE ABOUT HOW
SERIOUS YOU ARE, HOW DANGEROUS

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YOU ARE.
I'M JUST GOING TO BE MYSELF.
I AM AN INDIVIDUAL.
I'M NOT CONTROLLED BY ANY

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AUTHORITY.
CERTAINLY NOT CCP.
THAT SCARES THEY BECAUSE ALL
THEY WANT IS TOTAL CONTROL.

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>> Reporter: IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT BUTTONS TO
PUSH, WHAT LEVERS TO PULL ON
THAT'S GOING TO TWEAK THEM.

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>> I GUESS IT'S NOT ME FINDING
THE BUTTON, IT'S THEM OFFERING
THE BUTTON TO ME.
>> Reporter: ONE EXAMPLE AMONG

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MANY, AN INTERNET PEOPLE
SURFACED COMPARING XI JINPING
AND BARACK OBAMA TO WINNIE THE
PAO AND TIGGER.

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NO BIG DEAL, RIGHT?
CHINA CENSORED ANY IMAGE LINKING
XI TO POOH.
>> WHAT WAS IT ABOUT WINNIE THE

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POOH?
WHY IS THAT SO EFFECTIVE?
>> BECAUSE WINNIE THE POOH IS SO
LOVED BY THE PUBLIC AND SO

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RECOGNIZED.
WHEN IT'S COMBINED WITH XI
JINPING'S QUESTION, PEOPLE ASK
WHY DO YOU WANT TO GET RID OF

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THAT BEAR?
>> YOU RECOGNIZE THE POWER OF A
BENIGN YELLOW BEAR.
>> EXACTLY.

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IF YOU ARE IN A DEMOCRAT
SOCIETY, I THINK POLITICIAN WILL
BE THRILLED IF THEY CAN COMPARE
WITH WINNIE THE PAOPOOH INSTEAD

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AN EVIL CHARACTER BUT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT CHINA.
>> THE MARGIN WAS 2970 VOTES TO
0.

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AND HE CREATED THIS IMAGE ON
THAT HE CALLED XI FOREVER.
ARMED P BADIUCAO WENT TO WORK IN
MANHATTAN AND COMPARED XI TO A

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MAGICIAN CONJURING MAO'S SPIRIT.
>> HE HAS TRIED TO PORTRAY
HIMSELF AS ANOTHER RED SON OF
CHINA.

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HE WANTS TO BE CELEBRATED AS
THIS GOD-LIKE FIGURE LIKE MAO
ENJOYED IN HIS TIME.
>> Reporter: IT WAS BY ACCIDENT

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THAT HE BECAME A LEADING CRITIC
OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
IN 2007 HE WAS A LAW STUDENT IN
HIS HOMETOWN OF SHANGHAI

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WATCHING A FILM ONLINE WHEN A
MOVIE ABRUPTLY SWITCHED TO
FOOTAGE SOMEONE SECRETLY
EMBEDDED DETECTING THE TIANANMEN

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SQUARE PROTEST.
>> IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I KNOW
IT EXISTS.
>> Reporter: SO YOU'RE IN

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COLLEGE, IN YOUR TO 20s AND IT'S
THE FIRST TIME YOU'RE HEARING IT
WHEN IT RANDOMLY IS IN A
DOCUMENTARY YOU SEE?

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>> YES.
THANKS TO SOME CLEVER DISI DENT
WHO
-- DISSIDENT WHO MADE THIS

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HAPPEN.
>> Reporter: YOUR PARENTS HADN'T
TOLD BUT THIS?
>> NEVER.

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>> Reporter: TEACHERS?
>> NEVER.
>> Reporter: DISCOVERING THE
TRUTH MADE HIM WANT TO LEAVE

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CHINA.
IT WASN'T JUST WHAT HAD
HAPPENED.
IT WAS HOW EASILY THE HISTORY

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WAS ERASED.
IN 2009 HE RESETTLED TO
AUSTRALIA, GAVE UP LAW AND
STARTED DRAWING, DESPITE NO

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FORMAL TRAINING.
HE EVENTUALLY BRANCHED OUT,
TRAVELING AND PERFORMING STREET
ART TO HIGHLIGHT CHINA'S

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OPPRESSION.
IN THESE SCENES, STILL MASKED,
POSED IN FRONT OF BERLIN'S
BRANDENBURG GATE, HONORING ONE

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OF THE MOST TABOO SUBJECTS IN
CHINA, THE NAMELESS PRO TESTER
WHO STOOD IN FRONT OF THE
CHINESE MILITARY IN 19 89.

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>> TANKMAN IS --
>> WHAT DOES TANK MAN REPRESENT?
>> IT SHOWS ANY OTHER PEOPLE OR
PERSON COULD HAVE THE COURAGE TO

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IN FRONT OF THE MOST POWERFUL
OBJECT.
>> I KNOW THE IMAGE OF TANK MAN
IS ALWAYS NEAR YOU.

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>> BEFORE THE 25th ANNIVERSARY
OF TIANANMEN MASSACRE, I JUST
WANT SOMETHING ON MY RIGHT ARM,
TO REMIND THIS ORDINARY GUY

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COLLECT ALL THE COURAGE IN THE
WORLD AND PUSH HIMSELF IN FRONT
OF TANK.
HE'S FEARLESS.

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>> HE CONNECTED WITH STUDENTS
WHO MARCHED FOR DEMOCRACY IN
TIANANMEN SQUARE.
THEY'RE NOW MIDDLE AGED, EXILED.

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AND THIS MAN LOST HIS LEGS TO A
TANK DURING THE MASSACRE.
JOE WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO ENTER
THE SQUARE AND ONE OF THE LAST

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TO LEAVE.
THE FORMER STUDENTS SEE BADIUCAO
AS CARRYING THE TORCH.
>> THERE'S HOPE ON HIM.

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HE'S SO CREATIVE.
>> YOU FEEL HE'S CARRYING A
TORCH FOR WHAT YOUR GENERATION
STARTED?

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HAD.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> Reporter: AS A PROTEST
LEADER, HE BECAME THE FIFTH MOST

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WANTED MAN IN CHINA.
HE SPENT A YEAR IN JAIL AND FLED
TO THE U.S. IN THE MID 90s.
HE SAYS CHINA DOESN'T KNOW HOW

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TO HANDLE BADIUCAO.
>> IT'S SO PERVASIVE.
IT CAN COME TRUE, ANYTHING IN
U.S. COMPANIES BUT STILL WE

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CANNOT CHANGE BADIUCAO, THIS ONE
SINGLE PERSON WHO CAN ALWAYS
COME OUT WITH ARTS CHALLENGING
THE AUTHORITY.

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>> Reporter: YOU THINK THE
CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CAN
PRESSURE COMPANIES AND OTHER
NATIONS BUT THEY CAN'T PRESSURE

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THIS GUY?
>> THAT'S THE SPIRIT, THE PERSON
VERSUS THE ENTIRE NATION.
HE'S DEFINITELY A THORN IN THEIR

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EYE.
>> Reporter: HE MAY BE A LONE
DISSIDENT TAKING ON THE WORLD'S
LARGEST GOVERNMENT, BUT HE IS

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CONVINCED HIS IS NO EXERCISE IN
FUTILITY.
YOU SAID YOU ADMIRE THE
MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE SISYPHUS.

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>> RIGHT.
>> WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT?
>> HIS MISSION SEEMS DOOMED THAT
HE WILL NEVER PUSH TO THE TOP OF

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THE MOUNTAIN.
IT'S A BIT LIKE ME WHEN I'M
CREATING ARTWORKS TO CHALLENGE
THE REGIME.

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I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE
CHANGED OR IF MY WORK WILL
CHANGE IT AT ALL.
BUT EVEN IF THAT IS A REALITY,

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DOES IT MEAN MY WORK HAS NO
MEANING?
I DON'T THINK SO.
>> IN SEPTEMBER, HE BROUGHT OUT

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HIS PAINT BRUSH TO CONVEY HIS
OUTRAGE FOR CHINA'S CRACKDOWN ON
HONG KONG, FASHIONING HONG
KONG'S LEADER AS A PUPPET OF XI

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JINPING, HE MELDED THEIR FACES.
LAST NOVEMBER THAT COMBINED
IMAGE GREETED VISITORS AS
BADIUCAO HELD HIS FIRST SOLO

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EXHIBITION.
AT THE LAST MINUTE CHINA TRIED
TO FLEX ITS MUSCLE.
>> THEY STARTED WRITING LETTERS.

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IT'S LIKE A BLACKMAILING.
IF YOU DO THE SHOW, MAYBE IN THE
FUTURE OUR COLLABORATION WILL BE
PROBLEMATIC.

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>> Reporter: SPECIFICALLY THE
CHINESE EMBASSY IN ROME DEMANDED
THE SHOW BE CANCELLED BECAUSE
THE EXHIBITION WAS FULL OF

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ANTI-CHINESE LIES, AND WOULD
SERIOUSLY WOUND THE FEELINGS OF
THE CHINESE PEOPLE, IMPOSE A
THREAT TO FRIENDLY RELATIONS

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BETWEEN CHINA AND ITALY.
THE ITALIAN AUTHORITIES HELD
FIRM AND THE SHOW WENT ON.
THERE WAS A NOD TO WHAT

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BADIUCAO'S TO XI SLOW RESPONSE
TO COVID.
>> I THIS INK THIS IS A REALITY
THAT CHINESE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE

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A SENSE OF SAFETY THAT THEY CAN
SPEAK FREELY, BUT I AM IN THIS
VERY PRIVILEGED POSITION THAT
I'M NOT IN CHINA, SO I HAVE

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EVERY RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE MY
VOICE TO BE HEARD TO BECOME
THEIR VOICES.

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>>> IF YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF
FREE DIVING, IMAGINE THIS --
LAUNCHING YOURSELF HUNDREDS OF
FEET INTO THE SEA WITH LITTLE

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MORE THAN A MASK, A HEAVY DOSE
OF BRAVERY AND ONE DEEP BREATH.
SPEAR FISHER MEAN AND PEARL
DIVERS HAVE BEEN FREE DIVING FOR

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YEARS.
A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE
NOW DOING IT FOR SPORT WITH
ATHLETES TESTING THEIR LIMITS

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AND GOOD SENSE BY DIVING AS
DEEPLY AS THEY CAN WITHOUT SCUBA
GEAR.
OUR BOB SIMON GAVE US A GLIMPSE

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NINE YEARS AGO.
LAST SEPTEMBER WE BROUGHT YOU
THE STORY OF 43-YEAR-OLD RUSSIAN
DIVER ALEXEY MOLCHANOV.

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HE'S KNOWN AS "THE MACHINE", THE
UNDISPUTED KEEP OF THE DEEP.
>> OFF THE COAST OF LONG ISLAND
AND BAHAMAS, YOU'LL SEE THE BLUE

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HOLE.
OVERHEAD IT LOOKS LIKE AN INK
WELL.
IT IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR

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DOZENS OF THE WORLD'S ELITE FREE
DIVERS TO TRY TO REWRITE THE
SPORT'S HISTORY.
THIS IS THE ANNUAL VERTICAL BLUE

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COMPETITION.
WE WENT THERE TO MEET ALEXEY
MOLCHANOV, TO WATCH HIM GLIDE
THROUGH THE WATERS TO GLIMPSE

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SOMETHING OTHER WORLDLY.
HE LOOKS PART GOLDEN POE SIDEN,
AND HE CAN DIVE 39 STORIES DEEP
WHILE HOLDING A SINGLE BREATH

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FOR NEARLY FIVE MINUTES.
>> IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A GOOD
IDEA TO DIVE THAT DEEP AND TO
HOLD YOUR BREATH THAT LONG.

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>> WHY?
FOR ME IT DOES.
>> Reporter: IT DOES?
>> YES.

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I ENJOY FINDING NEW BOUNDARIES
AND PUSHING THE PERIMETER
BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN.
I KNOW FROM ALL THESE YEARS AND

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THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF TRAINING
AND DIVING, HOW WELL I CAN USE
MY OXYGEN AND HOW EFFICIENT I
CAN USE IT.

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>> Reporter: WHAT DOES IT FEEL
LIKE?
>> IT FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE
FLYING, THE PURE JOY OF FLYING.

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>> Reporter: YOU'RE ENJOYING IT?
>> YES.
WITHOUT JOY IT DOESN'T WORK.
>> Reporter: WE WERE GIVEN THE

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SPORTS EQUIVALENT OF A SIDELINE
PASS.
OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS CIRCLED
BENEATH THE SURFACE AS FREE

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DIVERS TESTED THEMSELVES IN FOUR
DISCIPLINES, WITH OR WITHOUT
FINS, WITH OR WITHOUT THE USE OF
A ROPE TO PULL THEM DOWN.

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GOING INTO LAST YEAR'S
COMPETITION, MOLCHANOV HELD THE
WORLD RECORD IF THREE OF THE
FOUR DISCIPLINES AND WANTED TO

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BREAK THEM ALL.
WE WATCHED AS HE PREPARED FOR
HIS MOST AMBITIOUS DIVE ATTEMPT,
430 FEET, MORE THAN THE LENGTH

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OF A FOOTBALL FIELD.
>> THREE, TWO, ONE.
>>
>> Reporter: WITH THE JUDGES

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LOOKING ON, HE TAKES HIS FINAL
BREATH.
HE'S PACKING HIS LUNGS WITH AIR.
THEN SLIPS BENEATH THE SURFACE,

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HIS WHALE-LIKE FIN GIVING HIM
BUOYANCY.
>> WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT.
>> AT AROUND 65 FEET HE DROPS

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HIS ARMS TO HIS SIDE AND ENTERS
FREEFALL.
HIS LUNGS ARE NOW A THIRD OF
THEIR SURFACE SIZE AND HE STARTS

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TO SINK.
HE'S CLIPPED TO A DIVE LINE THAT
CAN YANK HIM BACK TO SAFETY.
ONCE HE REACHES HIS DESIGNATED

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DEPTH, HE GRABS A TAG TO PROVE
HE'S GONE THE DISTANCE.
HE'S ALREADY BEEN UNDERWATER FOR
ALMOST TWO AND A HALF MINUTES.

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THEN HE BEGINS THE MOST
DANGEROUS PART OF THE DIVE.
WITH HIS LAST RESERVES OF AIR
AND HIS LUNGS NOW A TENTH OF

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THEIR NORMAL SIZE, HE TRANSFERS
AIR BETWEEN HIS MOUTH AND
SINUSES, EQUALIZING THE PRESSURE
IN HIS BODY TO PREVENT HIS EARS

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FROM RUPTURING AND MAKES HIS WAY
SLOWLY TOWARDS THE LIGHT.
A TEAM OF SAFETY DIVER CIRCLING
ALONG THE WAY.

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BUT THAT'S NOT IT.
HE THEN HAS TO PROVE HE'S ALERT,
NOT DISORIENTED BY THE WATER'S
CRUSHING PRESSURE BY GIVING THE

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OKAY SIGN WITHIN 20 SECONDS OF
SURFACING AND THEN PRESENTING
HIS TAG.
IF HE'S UNABLE TO DO THIS IN

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THIS ORDER, THE DIVE IS
DISQUALIFIED.
MOLCHANOV DOES IT, DIVING 430
FEET FOR 4:33, SETTING A NEW

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WORLD RECORD WITH A SINGLE
BREATH.
>> DURING THE DIVE IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT TO BE ZEN, IT'S VERY

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IMPORTANT TO BE RELAXED AND NOT
TO THINK ABOUT THE GOAL, HOW FAR
DEEP YOU WANT TO GO BECAUSE THAT
WILL DAMAGE YOUR MIND STATE, THE

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CURRENT STATE, WHERE YOU STAY TO
BE VERY FOCUSED, VERY STILL AND
RELAXED.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE THINK FREE

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DIVING IS THIS VERY EXTREME
SPORT.
HOW DANGEROUS IS THE SPORT OF
FREE DIVING?

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>> THE MOST DANGEROUS SIDE OF
FREE DIVING I WOULD SAY IF YOU
GO OUT TO THE SEA AND FREE DIVE
ALONE, THEN THAT'S VERY

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DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS A
RISK OF BLACKING OUT UNDERWATER.
>> Reporter: BLACKOUTS HAPPEN
WHEN DIVERS PUSH THEIR LIMITS

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TOO FAR AND OXYGEN RESERVES ARE
DRAINED, A FATE THAT CLAIMS THE
LIVES OF ABOUT 60 RECREATIONAL
FREE DRIVERS EACH YEAR.

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THAT'S SOMETHING THE WORLD OF
COMPETITIVE FREE DIVING HAS
WORKED HARD TO PREVENT BY ADDING
SAFETY DIVERS, UNDERWATER

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MONITORING AND DOCTORS AT EVERY
EVENT.
THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE DEATH
DURING A COMPETITION IN THE LAST

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20 YEARS.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A BLACKOUT?
>> I HAVE.
WHEN I WAS A BEGINNING FREE

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DIVER, I WOULD BE VERY STUBBORN
AND PUSH IT TO THE END.
I WOULDN'T LISTEN TO THE SIGNALS
MY BODY GIVES TO ME.

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AND NOW I WILL HAVE MUCH BETTER
AWARENESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> WHEN I WAS SITTING OUT THERE
WATCHING YOU GUYS DIVE AND I WAS

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WATCHING THE COMPETITORS, A LOT
OF THEM WOULD COME UP AND GASP
FOR AIR.
AND YOU EMERGED FROM THE WATER

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AND YOU SMILED.
>> I THINK THAT'S AN ESSENCE OF
BEING ABLE TO DO REALLY DEEP
DIVES AND RECORDS.

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IT'S VERY HARD TO DO THOSE DEEP
DIVES VERY STRESSED.
IT LOOKS FROM THE OUTSIDE EASY
BUT IT'S NOT.

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BY THE TIME I FINISH, MY MUSCLES
ARE HEAVY AND HARD AND BURNING.
STILL I SURFACE AND TRAIN THIS
POSITIVE MINDSET.

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SO I HAVE OVERCOMING BREATHS AND
THIS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FEW
SECONDS BEFORE AND NOW WHEN I
GOT THOSE COUPLE BREATHS IS SO

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BIG THAT IT GIVES SO MUCH JOY.
>> HIS FAMOUSLY EASY TEMPERAMENT
IS HOW THE MACHINE EARNED HIS
OTHER NICKNAME, "THE GOLDEN

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RETRIEVER."
>> WHAT'S IT LIKE TO COMPETE
AGAINST HIM?
>> FOR ME IT'S LIKE A DREAM.

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ALL THE TIME HE'S LAUGHING AND
SMILING.
ALL THE TIME HE ENJOYS LIFE AND
IT BEAUTIFUL.

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>> THEY ARE FRIENDS.
GILBERT HOLDS A NATIONAL RECORD
FROM MEXICO AND JANNAL HAS
FRENCH RECORDS TO HIS NAME.

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>> Reporter: WHAT MAKES HIM SO
GOOD?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
>> I THINK IT'S EXPERIENCE.

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>> HE HAS A VERY SPORTSMAN
MINDSET.
HE BELIEVES HE'S GROWING THE
SPORT AND GROWING AND PUSHING

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ATHLETES TO BECOME BETTER.
>> THIS 26-YEAR-OLD IS ONE OF
THE ONLY DIVERS WHO HAS BEAT HIS
RECORD.

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>> DO YOU PUSH IT DO YOU THINK?
>> I PREFER MORE ROMANTIC TO
ALEXEY.
>> ONLY A RUSSIAN MIGHT THINK

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THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA.
IN 2020, ALEXEY SWAM BENEATH A
FROZEN QUARRY OUTSIDE OF MOSCOW.
HOLES WERE CUT IN THE ICE IN

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CASE HE NEEDED TO SURFACE, BUT
HE HELD HIS BREATH FOR NEARLY
THREE MINUTES SWIMMING NEARLY
600 FEET ACROSS.

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LAST SPRING HE STEPPED INTO THE
ICE IN SIBERIA FOR A SWIM.
IT WAS 14 DEGREES OUTSIDE WHEN
HE BROKE ANOTHER WORLD RECORD.

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THE DEEPEST DIVE UNDER ICE WITH
FINS.
ON A SINGLE BREATH, HE SWAM TO
262 FEET DEEP IN 37 DEGREE

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WATER.
>> THAT DOES NOT SOUND JOYFUL TO
ME.
>> THAT WAS WAS NOT AS JOYFUL AS

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HERE FOR SURE.
>> Reporter: AND DOES THE COLD
ADD ADDITIONAL STRESSES TO YOUR
BODY?

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>> IT DOES.
IT MAKES THE FACE NUMB AND YOU
LOSE HEAT VERY FAST.
IT GIVES YOU A VERY SHORT PERIOD

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OF TIME WHEN I WAS ABLE TO DIVE
AND I NEED TO FOCUS FAST.
>> Reporter: MOLCHANOV GETS DIVE
READY ON LAND.

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HE DOES DALY STRETCHES AND DEEP
BREATHING EXERCISES, SOMETHING
HE CALLS RIB GYMNASTICS TO BUILD
DIAPHRAGM, RIB AND BACK MOBILITY

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OPINION.
>> I WOULD JUST DEMONSTRATE.
INHALE.
EXHALE.

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AND THERE IS THIS PORTION IN THE
NEXT AND THE MOUTH WHICH I GRAB
AND PUSH IT IN THE BOX.
>> THOSE WHO STUDY MOLCHANOV

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ESTIMATE HE TAKES IN TWO GALLONS
OF AIR BEFORE A DIVE.
IT'S A TECHNIQUE HE LEARNED FROM
HIS MOTHER, NATALIA MOLCHANOV,

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CONSIDERED THE GREATEST FREE
DIVER OF ALL TIME.
SHE CAME AT THE SPORT AT 40
YEARS OLD AFTER A SUCCESSFUL

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SWIMMING CAREER IN RUSSIA.
>> SHE WAS MY COACH IN SWIMMING.
I WAS FOLLOWING HER TRAININGS.
WE WOULD GO TO THE POOL, SHE

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WOULD DO HER TRAINING, AND I
WOULD DO MY TRAINING.
ME FOLLOWING HER AS A FREE
DIVER, THAT WAS VERY NATURAL.

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SHE STARTED TO BE THE BEST,
VERY, VERY FAST.
I WAS PROUD, VERY PROUD OF HER.
>> WHAT DID SHE TEACH YOU ABOUT

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THE SPORT?
>> THE MAIN THING THAT SHE
TAUGHT ME ABOUT FREE DIVING IS
THAT I SHOULD ENJOY IT.

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IT NOT ABOUT RECORDS.
THOSE COME LATER.
>> Reporter: TOGETHER THEY TOOK
ON THE FREE DIVING WORLD AND

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COMMANDED IT.
ALKS
A
HE ACHIEVED HIS FIRST RECORD AT

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AGE 21.
HIS MOTHER HELD 42 RECORDS AND
SHE WAS TEACHING A FREE DIVING
LESSON OFF THE COAST OF SPAIN

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WHEN SHE DISAPPEARED.
HER BODY WAS NEVER FOUND.
>> AT THAT POINT YOU KEPT FREE
DIVING.

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NO ONE WOULD HAVE BLAMED YOU IF
YOU SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M
DONE.
WHY DID YOU KEEP GOING?

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>> I FELT THAT FREE DIVING IS
ACTUALLY THE BEST THING FOR ME
TO DO.
IT WAS THE BEST THERAPY BEING IN

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THE WATER AND BEING --
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH.
IT JUST HELPED TO BE LIKE IN

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PEACE AND HELPED TO BE LIKE TO
JUST LIVE FOR THAT.
>> MOLCHANOV SEEMS AT PEACE
UNDERWATER, CHASING WHALES AND

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NOT RECORDS AND ON LAND WITH HIS
NEW SON AND HIS WIFE ELENA, A
FORMER OLYMPIC SWIMMER.
THE FAMILY IS EXPANDING THE FREE

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DIVING SCHOOL HIS MOTHER
STARTED, CERTIFYING HUNDREDS OF
INSTRUCTORS IN 20 COUNTRIES.
AS THE SPORT GROWS, ALEXEY FEELS

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CONFIDENCE IN HIS PLACE IN IT.
AT 35 HE HOLDS TWO DOZEN WORLD
RECORDS.
>> YOU DON'T THINK YOU'VE

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REACHED YOUR LIMIT TO FREEDOM?
>> NO, I DON'T THINK THAT.
I KNOW WITH ALL THE SKILLS I
HAVE, ALL THE MIND CONTROL I

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HAVE, I CAN GO DEEPER.
BECAUSE I CAN, THEN
>>> I'M BILL WHITAKER.
WE'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK WITH