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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days 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

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days 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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    As opposed to the actual pastors who usually run the scams?

    • rekabis@lemmy.ca
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      I mean, when the crime is going to happen regardless…

  • Granbo's Holy Hotrod@lemmy.world
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    That’s the whole point of church, no?

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    easy targets

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    Considering how dumb and gullible the average religious nutjob is, this should be one helluva easy grift.

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    Scammed by the pastors or scammed by AI, not really seeing a difference. I guess there’s more of a chance the pastor is a pedophile? Who knows.

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    No deepfake required there.

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    This “might” be the only time where I’m ok with AI scamming people.

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    They really are coming for everybody’s jobs.

  • 🍉 Albert 🍉@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!!”

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    I don’t see a problem, its one scammer vs another…

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    This only makes the most sense. What other group has proven to be easier to scam? None, I’d imagine.

    • village604@adultswim.fan
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      The elderly.

      • texture@lemmy.world
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        lol … who do you think religious congregations are comprised of?

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          All age ranges. Have you not been to a church service before?

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            sadly i was forced to go to a number of them.

            here, look for the chart breakdown regarding age and religiousness. good day. https://www.theglobalstatistics.com/religion-in-us-statistics/

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    The AI won’t rape the kids though, so we’ll still need some priests on staff

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      Not for Grok’s lack of trying

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        Thank you Elon.

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    Are they sure it isn’t the pastor themselves that are trying to increase their output of incendiary sermons asking for donations by adding AI-made sermons?

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    It makes sense, it’s a proven pool of gullibility.

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      couldn’t have happened to worse people

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    damn. I need to get in on this honestly

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