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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations

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AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations

www.wired.com

return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago
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Religious communities around the US are getting hit with AI depictions of their leaders sharing incendiary sermons and asking for donations.
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    Pastors: Hey! It’s our job to rip them off! Damn AI taking our jobs!

  • Schwim Dandy@piefed.zip
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    It makes sense, it’s a proven pool of gullibility.

    • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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      couldn’t have happened to worse people

  • ThePantser@sh.itjust.works
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    I guess the only solution is to get rid of churches to prevent the continuation.

  • ilillilillilillililli@lemmy.world
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    Those scammers should stop scamming those scammers talking about an invisible sky daddy.

  • Iheartcheese@lemmy.world
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    They noticed something was wrong when the pastor wasn’t raping children

  • teft@piefed.social
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    The really funny thing is the congregations can’t train their flock on how to avoid these scams because if they do then the church won’t be able to scam them any more.

  • MetalSlugX@piefed.social
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    Good?

  • Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world
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  • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.works
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    You don’t need AI when you got keneth copeland

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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      AI is more convincingly human than kenneth copeland.

  • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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    let em, stupid tax, better than them donating to republicans.

    those conman pastors don’t get to complain.

    “hey, I was going to steal that!!”

  • deliriousdreams@fedia.io
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    Who could possibly have seen that coming. It’ll be Trump supporters who donate next.

    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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      You didn’t even need ai. They still love bannon after he openly stole millions and posted a video laughing about it on his yacht.

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    11 comments and every single one is dunking on religion… have I ever mentioned I love this place?

    • yannic@lemmy.ca
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      I signed up because it wasn’t an echochamber.

  • MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world
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    Beware of false prophets or something…

    “If those kids could read, they would be very upset”

  • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
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    How exactly are they getting scammed? Or is “religion” always tied with money and these folk give money to the pastors regularly? What religion are they following again? I mean, it’s definitely not the religion of Jesus with the rich priests and all, lol.

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      In churches people regularly give and spend money.

      So get the AI pastor to say “We’re collecting for supplies for casseroles for Food Kitchen X, can you send money to WeirdCashAppY?”

      “Hey church treasurer, sorry to call you so late but I’m in a meeting with the regional staff about the thing. Can you wire an Unusually Large Sum of money to Strange Name, we’re late on that account.”

      • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
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        I completely forgot about this, thank you. And fuck that’s depressing, can’t even be righteous in peace now you gotta worry about everything. 😐

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      If jesus cared he could stop it. So either he approves or doesnt give a shit.

      • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
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        Jesus died like 2000 years ago, man…

        • Wigglesworth@retrolemmy.com
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          God: “lol, it was just me, but like, not me.”

          Holy Spirit: “Me too. The same guy but also, not the same guy.”

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          Depends who ask.

          • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
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            I mean, the Moon is made out of cheese too, depending on who you’re asking. 🤷

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    Reminds me of Louis CK’s SNL monologue…

    Hey you can’t say something racist! I was saying something racist already!

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