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Deepfake celebrities begin shilling products on social media, causing alarm::Hanks and other celebrities have recently become targets of AI-powered ad scams.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago

There's an attitude I'm seeing in this thread, I already responded to someone about it, that I find really disturbing. The attitude that the less intelligent or the less tech-savvy deserve to be scammed by this.

I don't think people deserve to be scammed for those reasons and, as I said, I'm pretty disturbed by that attitude.

[-] namelessdread@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Completely agree. Not only is it disturbing how little people care, but there's a far bigger picture.

Right now it's celebrities shilling products. What happens when it's political figures? What happens when the messages spread misinformation or violence?

It doesn't matter whether or not you fall for it as an individual. It will impact society. Full stop.

People need to be more understanding and compassionate. If you know so much and are so great at identifying these things and so technologically savvy, help educate those around you. Vote in every election, including local elections, to vote into power people who understand these issues and will act on the best interest of the people.

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