Houston Reporter Victim of Deepfake Video on Social Media
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KRIV reporter Abigail Dye is alerting viewers that she has been the victim of an AI deep fake. Dye, who joined the Houston Fox owned station last year, posted a faked AI video of herself to Facebook with the warning, “This video is FAKE! The scammers are getting craftier every day. This is honestly super…
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