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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by llamaimperative on Monday May 20, 2024 @08:36AM (#40414800)
Most people historically would consider a video call with the person to be sufficiently authenticated. Yeah, that has changed obviously, but it has changed like today.
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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by the8472 on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @01:45PM (#40431479)
No, not today. This has already happened a few times. And even before it happened people warned about this predictable use of the technology. There has been enough time to update policies. Even $employer already did, and I consider their security policies so-so.
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