Things I dislike about modern society

[FOMOGO]

Profit is king at the cost of humanity. Literally everything has become monetized. Where's Teddy Roosevelt, and FDR when you need them? Mike

 

[Inferno]

Here's another way your information gets around.
I recently had to look for a job. I have an email address that's ONLY used for looking for jobs.
Now 3/4 of the spam emails I get are sent to that email address.
Again, I have never used that email address for anything but job apps and my resume.

 

[rabler]

Here's another way your information gets around.
I recently had to look for a job. I have an email address that's ONLY used for looking for jobs.
Now 3/4 of the spam emails I get are sent to that email address.
Again, I have never used that email address for anything but job apps and my resume.

I'm sure it won't be long until all this data is digested by artificial intelligence. (Google associations and advertising already is to an extent). What worries me is how spammers will soon be using AI to social engineer people into giving up even more information like credit cards, passwords, etc. Enough people fall for generic schemes, what happens when it gets personalized to the target by AI?

 

[Ischgl99]

They already are

The call is coming from inside the internet: AI voice scams on the rise with cloning tech

It only takes three seconds of audio to clone a voice using AI, so it's easier than ever for scammers to make you think a loved one needs money.

www.usatoday.com

I had to call my bank about my account, they verified my identity through my voice while I was talking to the CS rep. It won’t be long until a scammer can put together enough info and then get verified through an AI generated voice and start cleaning out bank accounts. I have a personalized greeting on my voicemail for my business, I’m thinking of having someone else record the greeting so that someone can’t get a voice print from that. Maybe I should use AI and beat them at their own game lol

 

[pontiac428]

Wait, is artificial intelligence something other than what blondes call brown hair dye?

 

[Boswell]

what happens when it gets personalized to the target by AI

I now know two people that were scammed (or almost scammed) by a call from a relative, but not a close one that asked for some $ to help with something. I once case it was $ for a Suite in preparation for an interview. In both cases my friends were dupped at first but caught on before $ changed hands but it was a close call. Probably not AI driven but with just a little bit more accuracy it would have been a done deal.

My family has agreed on a code word that can be used to prove it is one of us and not a scam.

 

[Deleted member 69715]

Wonder if AI could be utilized to track down the scammer? Just spitballing...

 

[Boswell]

Perhaps we can get an AI on our phone that has lengthy unproductive conversations with spammers so their cost/benefit plunges.