Jennifer DeStefano tells US Senate about dangers of artificial technology after receiving phone call from scammers sounding exactly like her daughter

After being scammed into thinking her daughter was kidnapped, an Arizona woman testified in the US Senate about the dangers side of artificial intelligence technology when in the hands of criminals.

  • TruthButtCharioteer
    2•2 years ago

    Soooo… holdup.

    1. Take out kidnapping insurance
    2. “Go to mexico”
    3. Get “kidnapped”
    4. Run the scam with your fancy schmancy ai
    5. Get pay out and get “rescued”
    • ActuallyRuben
      6•2 years ago

      If you’re running the scam yourself, why would you even use an AI to mimic yourself?

      • @somniumx@feddit.de
        3•2 years ago

        Your scammers were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should!