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Andy Sansom

Mother terrified by AI voice of her 15-year-old daughter used to stage fake kidnapping

AI voice

AI’s such as ChatGPT and myriad voice changer tools can be useful and even fun to play around with but stories like this highlight the dangers of such technology. One Arizona mother was terrified into believing that her daughter had been kidnapped and held for ransom. 

As reported by Arizona-based WKYT, Jennifer DeStefano was subjected to more than just a prank call. She received a call seemingly from her 15-year-old daughter, who was out of town on a ski trip. 

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