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Her grandson's voice said he was under arrest. This senior was almost scammed with suspected AI voice cloning. (www.cbc.ca)
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Marketplace investigates how artificial intelligence is helping scammers steal money

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[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Always use the proper dialect when talking to your folks!

So when your fake voice talks to them in formal language, they know immediately that it isn't you.

At least for a few more years, and at least in Europe, where dialects are still strong and dialect regions super small, this is a strong protection.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Also a good idea to have a password or code phrase. This is something that's been advised for child abductions for years now.

"Your mom sent me to pick you up."

"What's the password?"

". . ."

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article231037078.html

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Basis for a super fun movie last year:

Thelma:

https://youtu.be/RFAFsDEM0j4

Bonus: The actress, June Squibb, is legit 95 years old(!)

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago

Yeah but now the voice says hes been picked up by ice and they are sending them off and don't care about his citizenship or due process.

[–] MiniMoose4Free@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Simpsons did an episode on this years ago. It was a whole episode dedicated to common scams.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 23 hours ago

"Simpsons did it!" -- South Park