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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 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 · 7 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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    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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    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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    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

      • Zozano@aussie.zone
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        Thank you Elon.

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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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    No deepfake required there.

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    damn. I need to get in on this honestly

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    So this is what they meant when they said AI was gonna take people’s jobs…

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      Nah, it makes both jobs and scamming more effective.

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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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    They really are coming for everybody’s jobs.

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    lol, gotta keep that religious scam scheme a-chugging.

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      I consider this the kinda the only ethical use of ai. Kinda.

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    easy targets

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    My aunt already falls for every religious scam under the sun. Donate for this good cause here, help build a church there, God told me to do whatever and I need some assistance…

    Religion is one hell of a drug and I’m not surprised that a community convinced of their divine protection would contain enough gullible victims to make it worth the effort. They might not all be that stupid, but it’s like MMOs: some whales are enough to make it profitable.

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    Beware of false prophets or something…

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

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