Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days ago'That was my granddaughter's voice': Senior suspects scammers used AI in Regina, Saskatoonwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-link'That was my granddaughter's voice': Senior suspects scammers used AI in Regina, Saskatoonwww.cbc.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareQuilotoa@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 days agoThis happened to my mother-in-law five years ago. She swore it was her daughter’s voice telling her she needed money. People at the bank got her to call her daugther. I don’t think you need AI for this.
minus-squarenyan@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoYou don’t, really, although “crime spree traced to out-of-work voice actor!” sounds like a plot from a Saturday morning cartoon several decades ago.
minus-squaregrey_maniac@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoHmm, says this out of work voice actor, while stroking his beard thoughtfully lol
minus-squarevelindora@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoBut was it the daughter? That’s a pretty good scam, “mom, that wasn’t me!!” Cha-Ching
This happened to my mother-in-law five years ago. She swore it was her daughter’s voice telling her she needed money. People at the bank got her to call her daugther. I don’t think you need AI for this.
You don’t, really, although “crime spree traced to out-of-work voice actor!” sounds like a plot from a Saturday morning cartoon several decades ago.
Hmm, says this out of work voice actor, while stroking his beard thoughtfully lol
But was it the daughter? That’s a pretty good scam, “mom, that wasn’t me!!” Cha-Ching