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Re:I Received an AI Email by jabroni_salad on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @08:30AM (#40865323)
It's people that write you love letters until you western union them your entire retirement account.
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Re:I Received an AI Email by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @08:47AM (#40865438)
It’s really quite sophisticated.

John Oliver actually did a great segment on it, but I won’t link it, because a lot of folks don’t like him.

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Re:I Received an AI Email by jabroni_salad on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @10:53AM (#40866526)
I haven't seen that but I have read some articles about it on propublica. I just kept the description as simple as possible to make it more memorable.
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Re:I Received an AI Email by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @11:06AM (#40866676)
Well, a lot of the scammers are actually slaves, trafficked into Myanmar boiler rooms, by Chinese Tongs.

If AI takes off for this stuff, the gangs are less likely to be kidnapping these poor schlubs.

So … I guess this would be a … positive outcome?

Not sure if AI zealots will be touting it, though.

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