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Prince William has reportedly been hit by an AI deep fake scam that shows him appearing to endorse a crypto website accused by researchers of ripping off customers.
The Prince of Wales and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appeared in an ad campaign on Facebook, seemingly giving their backing to a product.
The videos that accompany the ads were in fact AI generated fakes designed to tempt people to contact financial scammers, according to research by media insight firm Fenimore Harper.
In one viral video, the AI generated William is seen saying: “Good afternoon, honored citizens of the United Kingdom. I am pleased to announce that I, Prince William, and the entire Royal Family fully support Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s initiative and his new platform.”
Marcus Beard told Newsweek the palace may be reluctant to take action against either the scammers or Meta for now but may be forced to respond in the years to come as AI fakes proliferate.
“It maybe highlights the fact their images can be ripped and used so easily. So I can see why they’re hesitant but give it a year and it may be unavoidable in terms of how the royals just seem to generate loads of traffic across the board for websites