Scammers Reportedly Using Deepfakes of Health Experts and Public Figures in Australia to Sell Health Supplements and Give Harmful Advice
December 9, 2024
Scammers are reportedly harnessing AI-generated deepfakes of health experts and public figures in Australia in order to sell health supplements and give harmful health advice. Among the reported cases, deepfake videos are alleged to have falsely depicted Jonathan Shaw and Karl Stefanovic endorsing "Glyco Balance" for diabetes management, while Karl Kruszelnicki reportedly was falsely shown promoting blood pressure pills.
- Alleged deployer
- unknown-scammers
- Alleged developer
- unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- karl-stefanovic, karl-kruszelnicki, jonathan-shaw, general-public, diabetes-patients
Source
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