Hanks and other celebrities have recently become targets of AI-powered ad scams.

Deepfake celebrities begin shilling products on social media, causing alarm::Hanks and other celebrities have recently become targets of AI-powered ad scams.

  • ianovic69@feddit.ukEnglish
    323·
    9 months ago

    I can’t help thinking that there are easy solutions to this. Mainly because I don’t take any notice of advertising, at least not in the sense that AI makes a difference.

    I have no other exposure to it aside from where it’s being pointed out, such as here.

    What I do is things like this:

    When the ad break comes on, press the mute button.

    When I can’t do that, I overtly ignore the ads, eg I will talk over them or fein extreme annoyance of them, or sometimes I ridicule or attack them with exaggeration. Sometimes all at once.

    I have always hated being invaded by direct advertising, and I push back against it. But I also don’t watch reality TV or read celebrity news. I don’t tend to listen to commercial radio or use anything by Meta or X.

    Ad before a TV episode? Skip.

    YouTube ads? ReVanced.

    Internet browser ads? Adblock.

    Who follows an actor on social media, what’s the point, haven’t people got anything better to do?

      • pavnilschanda@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        What if someone tries to impersonate someone with a high reputation such as a professional or a politician?

        • Venutianxspring@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          7·
          9 months ago

          I’m not saying deepfakes aren’t a problem, they’re extremely worrisome for the future trustworthiness of any visual media, just that people shouldn’t listen to celebrities.

          • just another dev@lemmy.my-box.devEnglish
            1·
            9 months ago

            There are ways, but whether or not they are effective enough remains open for debate. During the pandemic misinformation reigned supreme, setting millions of people back in the process. Adding deepfakes to the mix is not going to make things better.

      • ianovic69@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Yw. I’ve found there’s a few others as well that have varying degrees of functionality. RV suits me though, it’s control over the interface is fairly comprehensive. I hate the news bar and shorts nonsense. It’s wonderful.

      • ianovic69@feddit.ukEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        Sure. And I followed music and a little fashion like everyone does.

        And yet even in those days, actors selling things was never anything more than that; actors being used for advertising.

        Sometimes that can be genuinely funny, or moving etc, but I’m not invested in any actor past their acting ability.

        Oh look, Robert Deniro is in an ad for pasta sauce, is not the same as exposing myself to every published thought of Robert Deniro. He’s a great actor and he’s probably a great guy, but his machinations on the school run or biscuits? Nope.

        I’ve been using Mastodon recently and it’s rapidly becoming clear why I never used Twitter. I don’t give shit and I’ve got better things to do.

        Like Lemmy and trying to stop using Reddit. And family and work and my hobbies…