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Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift 'Super Dumb' Men (www.wired.com)
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[-] Jerry@feddit.online 10 points 4 days ago

He made thousands of dollars a month off MAGA men who believed she was real. But when he tried to create an AI woman for the Democrats, it bombed because they knew it was just AI slop.

Any questions?

[-] runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 days ago

Sam’s explanation for why MAGA influencer accounts work is blunt: “The MAGA crowd is made up of dumb people—like, super dumb people. And they fall for it.

nope, I think this sums it up nicely.

[-] FireXtol@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

I have a friend that knows when to stop when driving when he sees a red circle.

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