selected archive
press
Selected interviews, essays, and public projects at the intersection of synthetic media, art, memory, and visual culture.
This archive documents the public discourse surrounding Bob de Jong’s work.
Profiles & interviews
Articles and interviews that directly frame Bob de Jong, his practice, or his position in synthetic media.
2024
Interview
From Static to Dynamic: How Bob de Jong is Revolutionizing Art and Filmmaking with AI
FilmmakersWorld interview on AI, filmmaking, synthetic images, and the shift from static artwork to moving image.
FilmmakersWorld
2021
Profile
Hollywood lonkt al voor de maker van Rutte, Freeman en De Jonge's deepfakes
Profile on the viral deepfake works and the professionalisation of synthetic video.
Adformatie
2021
Profile
Hij laat Grapperhaus darten en voert De Jonge een banaan: een postmoderne spiegel
Early national coverage of Bob de Jong’s deepfake work and its cultural implications.
de Volkskrant
2022
Interview / context
Het technisch reproduceerbare gezicht
Essayistic context on facial recognition, deepfakes, filters, hyperreality, and the reproducible face.
De Groene Amsterdammer
Public works & international coverage
Coverage of projects where the work entered public debate or international news. These links document reach and context.
2021
Project accountability
Hoe onze deepfake klimaattoespraak van Mark Rutte tot stand kwam
De Correspondent’s public accountability text for the KlimaatRutte deepfake project.
De Correspondent
2022
Project video
Sedar Soares deepfake appeal
A public-facing deepfake appeal connected to the cold case investigation into Sedar Soares.
YouTube
2022
International coverage
Dutch police create deepfake video of murdered boy, 13, in hope of new leads
International reporting on the Dutch police deepfake appeal.
The Guardian
2022
International coverage
Deepfake video used in Dutch murder appeal
BBC video coverage of the Sedar Soares appeal and the use of deepfake technology.
BBC
2022
International coverage
Murdered boy asks witnesses to come forward in Dutch police deepfake video
CBS News coverage of the cold case appeal and its use of synthetic media.
CBS News
2022
International coverage
Murdered teen asks public for help in deepfake video
ABC News coverage of the Dutch cold case appeal.
ABC News
2022
Coverage
Deepfake van vermoorde Sedar Soares moet cold case helpen oplossen
Belgian coverage of the Sedar Soares deepfake appeal.
VRT NWS
2022
Coverage
Politie gebruikt deepfake-video om oude zaak op te lossen
Youth news coverage explaining the police use of deepfake video.
Jeugdjournaal
2022
Coverage
Doodgeschoten Sedar doet zelf oproep aan getuigen en daders in deepfakevideo
National coverage of the deepfake appeal and the ethical tension around it.
de Volkskrant
2022
Ethics coverage
Ethische vragen over deepfake door politie
Coverage of the ethical questions raised by the police use of deepfake technology.
Trouw
Historical Amsterdam / AI archaeology
Coverage around the AI-driven reconstruction and animation of Amsterdam’s visual history.
2024
Project coverage
Kunstmatige intelligentie brengt 750 jaar Amsterdam in beeld
Coverage of Bob de Jong’s AI reconstruction of Amsterdam’s visual history.
ONH
2024
Interview
'AI-archeoloog' wekt eeuwenoud Amsterdam tot leven in video
Regional news interview on the making of the historical Amsterdam video.
NH Nieuws
2024
Project coverage
Kunstmatige intelligentie brengt historisch Amsterdam tot leven
Historical context coverage of the AI animation project.
Historiek
2024
Project coverage
Zo zag Amsterdam er in de 17de en 18de eeuw uit in bewegend beeld
Amsterdam newspaper coverage of the moving-image reconstruction.
Het Parool
2024
Audio
Podcast / radio item
Audio coverage connected to the Amsterdam AI-history project.
Spotify
2024
Video
Amsterdam historical AI video
Video reference connected to the Amsterdam reconstruction project.
YouTube
Essays by Bob de Jong
Published opinion pieces and essays written by Bob de Jong.
2024
Essay
Door AI zullen onze oude kiekjes nooit meer hetzelfde zijn, en dat is gevaarlijk
Opinion essay on AI, memory, photography, and the instability of personal archives.
de Volkskrant
2026
Essay
Waarom de weerstand tegen AI in kunst een eeuwenoud patroon volgt
Opinion essay on AI, reproduction, authorship, and historical resistance to new artistic technologies.
de Volkskrant