AI deepfake romance scam steals woman’s home and life savings

LA woman scammed out of $81K and condo by fake celebrity impersonator, daughter says Vivian Ruvalcaba described how her mother was targeted by scammers using artificial intelligence, in an interview on Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson’s “Beyond Connected” podcast. A woman named Abigail believed she was in a romantic relationship with a …

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Fraud Alert: Scammers Pretending to be Johnny Depp Swindle Senior Citizens scam deepfake videos defrauded of $175,000

A widespread social media scam involving fraudsters impersonating actor Johnny Depp has defrauded elderly Americans of millions of dollars, according to FTC complaints obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. Gizmodo reports that the FTC has received 197 complaints nationwide detailing a sophisticated fraud scheme where scammers pose as …

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Are we sure this isn’t a “deepfake”?

Is Biden okay? pic.twitter.com/vrKECVNKEB — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 17, 2024 Karine Jean Pierre just said the countless videos of Biden lost and confused are “DEEPFAKES” 🚨 Karine Jean Pierre just said the countless videos of Biden lost and confused are “DEEPFAKES” These people literally think you’re stupid. pic.twitter.com/EltHISmrvu — …

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Microsoft AI Releases Scary New Deepfake Technology That Could Make Many Newscasters, Podcasters Obsolete

via naturalnews: Microsoft Research Asia is forging on with a new transhumanist program called VASA that creates “lifelike talking faces of virtual characters with appealing visual effective skills (VAS), given a single static image and a speech audio clip.” The artificial intelligence (AI) division of Microsoft in Asia has been …

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‘AI godfather’, others urge more deepfake regulation in open letter.

Who watches the watchers? via nasdaq: The letter, titled “Disrupting the Deepfake Supply Chain,” makes recommendations on how to regulate deepfakes, including full criminalization of deepfake child pornography, criminal penalties for any individual knowingly creating or facilitating the spread of harmful deepfakes and requiring AI companies to prevent their products …

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