• just_another_person@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Whomever is stupid enough to think that Tom Hanks is calling you personally probably needs a court appointed guardian.

    • TheFriar@lemm.ee
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      Did you read the article? It’s talking about taking kids voices from TikTok and shit. Social media. People have been posting videos of themselves talking for years. That’s enough data to train an ai to leave a message saying, “mom, I lost my phone and I’m in trouble. I need some money.” Or something of that sort. It’s been happening for a long time. This is only making it more confincing

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        2 years ago

        The reference of the entire article is talking about scammers using AI models of voice you know and understand. None of these scam rings have the time to break it down to your family.

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      2 years ago

      Unless you actually know Tom Hanks personally and are expecting a call from him, of course.