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Watching GMB this morning and I thought this was quite concerning for the future.
Would I have been duped?
Perhaps not because as soon as cash was mentioned I'd be out of there because I'm tight.
Also it's a 77 year old woman falling in love with what looks like a very pretty 30 year old - red flag.

Would I have spotted that was a deep fake video?
Probably not to be honest.

Anyway, decide for yourself.
There was a funny moment because the woman wouldn't stop talking but apparently she lost her earpiece so couldn't hear Ed telling her to shut up.

 
AI deepfake is a big industry already. its not jsut elderly but also companies that fall victim to it.
as the technology matures you'll know not what is and isnt real becaue it will be that good.

you'll obviously see it in the adult entertainment industry and the film industy as standard

Video deepfake : Starwar any one?

any one remember this one :
Video deepfake : Scammers stole HK$200 million (roughly $25,5 million) from a multi-national company using a deepfake conf call to trick an employee into transferring the funds.

people are already deeply engaged with AI chat bots even with out video components, think Replika and similar were it engages people to create relationships
 
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Wanting to be loved for £17k is stupidity, nearly as stupid as those foolish men that send thousands on OF
Every week I read news on awesome widgets about poor people of all ages fell victims of scams, it made me sad and my heart sank, cannot believed of their own stupidity.

Followed bank instruction to move money to safe accounts, wanted to be loved on dating site for £150,000 she never met are unbelievable stupidity. It far worse than those foolish men that send thousands on OF. I read on twitter shocked to found a stupid paypig man emptied his bank account send all of his £9,000 to a alpha male on a findom link contained list of paypigs who paid huge sums to him on alpha male profile he never met. :eek:

I found something far worse. :eek:


So naive french Anne went through divorce pocketed £670,000 and she send £700,000 to scammer who pretended to be Brad Pitt. Anne should know better! Brad Pitt dont needed her to send £700,000 as Brad is very rich man with net worth $80 million.

 
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Equally concerning is the use of AI to replicate people's voice. With many banks now employing voice analysis as part of their security suite how long will it be before the AI is good enough to dupe it?
 
Her and your problem is communication in the first place

If the old lady stayed off the webs and phones she wouldn't be scammed
 
A very sad story on the emotional side.

I think people are duped because they want to believe, even when red flags appear.

I think it is also a good rule of thumb is to look up any background information you have to see whether it's authentic and matches what you're being told.

The use of AI is a new step up that beats many of the checks people used to do, like holding up a sign with a name on wouldn't work now.
 
A very sad story on the emotional side.

I think people are duped because they want to believe, even when red flags appear.

I think it is also a good rule of thumb is to look up any background information you have to see whether it's authentic and matches what you're being told.

The use of AI is a new step up that beats many of the checks people used to do, like holding up a sign with a name on wouldn't work now.


There are some precautions

1) Don't talk to strangers

2) If you're being told you're talking to someone you know and there is a red flag, verify it with information only that person would know - e.g you get a fake facetime call from your daughter asking for money, ask the person what school your daughter went to, or what her first car was or her first pet etc

3) Don't do financial transactions and business over the phone

4) Ensure you're on the real website of the business you're looking for and do not click on links in emails

5) Always use a credit card for new transactions, so if it's a scam you can claim a refund from Visa. Do not do bank transfers or send cash to anyone

6) Only keep enough money in your checking account for daily transactions and keep your credit card limit the same - this way if the worst were to happen the amount of money can be taken from you is limited to what you setup
 
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Equally concerning is the use of AI to replicate people's voice.

Every now and then I'll see videos come up like eg "What if xxxx sang xxxx?" and it does sound very close to the singer doing that song.

Before the Election last year Channel 4 ran a documentary called Can AI Steal Your Vote?
It's on You Tube and worth a watch especially the Stephen Fry bit where he promotes both parties but it isn't him, he gave CH4 permission to do it.

 
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