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Deep love or deepfake: Dating in the time of AI

2025-05-19 04:35:00 英文原文

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JOHANNESBURG/LONDON –

Beth Hyland thought she had met the love of her life on Tinder.

In reality, the Michigan-based administrative assistant had been manipulated by an online scam artist who posed as a French man named "Richard," used deepfake video on Skype calls and posted photos of another man to pull off his con.

Deepfakes — manipulated video or audio made using artificial intelligence to look and sound real — are often difficult to detect without specialized tools.

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摘要

Beth Hyland, an administrative assistant from Michigan, fell victim to a Tinder scam where she was deceived by a fraudster posing as a French man named "Richard." The scammer used deepfake technology in video calls and posted pictures of another person to carry out the deception. Deepfakes, which are manipulated videos or audio created with AI to appear real, are challenging to detect without specialized tools.