This story is a terrifying glimpse into the future: An employee at a multinational finance firm wired $25m at the request of their boss, thinking they were speaking to their CFO and other senior executives on a video call.
The problem is, everyone on the call was a deepfake. The money was wired to criminals, and now it’s gone.
What it means: Video and audio connections are no longer reliable.
We are at the very beginning of all of this – of the war on our eyes and ears, on our ability to discern the difference between what is real and what is fake.
Proof of Humanity and a global, immutable ledger are becoming civilizationally important.
I’ve been working on something for a while now that I think can help, and I’ll announce it at the end of this month.
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@FoxNews Fight for freedom of speech by firing employees that have used their right of freedom of speech? Don’t you see how hilariously hypocritical that is?
@boburnham I’d like to volunteer for if you ever want to perform these songs live with a band. Nothing has made me feel more like a kid that wants to memorize every word to a musical that they love. Thank you.