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AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations (www.wired.com)
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[โ€“] deathbird@mander.xyz 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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."

[โ€“] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

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. ๐Ÿ˜