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Deepfake celebrities begin shilling products on social media, causing alarm::Hanks and other celebrities have recently become targets of AI-powered ad scams.

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[–] serial_crusher@lemmy.basedcount.com 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I guess if you’re stupid enough to buy a dental plan based on Tom Hanks’s recommendation, you’re also dumb enough to think Tom Hanks still looks that young.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Stupid people deserve consumer protection too. Don't be a snob.

[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Problem is a lot of the stupid people are the ones voting to destroy the protections they need.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of them or all of them? Because if it isn't all of them, they deserve those protections.

I don't know... that argument seems to me like saying because some poor people are Republicans and vote against it, they don't deserve universal healthcare.

Protections should be universal.

[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't say they don't deserve it, just that they don't make the best decisions when it comes to what is best for themselves.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Even more reason why they need protection.

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Feels like a symptom of poor education to me.

Society in general seems to give up quickly on people who might need extra support to learn, without really considering the consequences

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 0 points 1 year ago

The point is these people are already being scammed, regardless of if it's the real Tom Hanks.

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately, still "smart" enough to vote.