• flossdaily@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I cloned my own voice to prank a friend, and… Wow, it was a gut-dropping moment when I understood just how dangerous this tool is for precisely this type of scam.

    It’s one thing to hear about it, but to actual experience it… Terrifying.

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        1 year ago

        Oh, it was nothing more than just showing off the technology, really. It wasn’t a committed bit.

        I cloned my voice then left a voicemail that said something like: “hey buddy it’s me. My car broke down and I’m at… Actually I don’t know where I’m at. I walked to the gas station and borrowed this guy’s phone. He said he’ll give me a ride into to town if I can get him $50 bucks. Could you venmo it to him at @franks_diner? I’ll get you back as soon as I can find my phone. … By the way this is really me, definitely not a bot pretending to be me.”