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Why would anyone give a celeb money? Especially a high profile one like Brad Pitt. Like I get if you believed that Josh Hartnett or Pauly Shore is asking you f

Why would anyone give a celeb money? Especially a high profile one like Brad Pitt. Like I get if you believed that Josh Hartnett or Pauly Shore is asking you for money. They haven't worked much in the last decade. But Brad Pitt? That's almost as bad as Ryan Reynolds or Kevin Hart asking you for money cause they're in so many movies.

thomasmg 2y ago
The probability that any person would give Brad Pitt money is nearly zero. But obviously it is not zero! We already know that some people believe weird things. The problem (for the scammer) is to find out, efficiently, _who_ would give (a lot of) money. In the past, they sent email that had typos - I think on purpose: the probability that someone would send money is higher if he doesn't detect that. With AI, this got _much_ easier, and scales much better: you can generate very convincing text, images, videos and interact with many, many potential victims. The story itself, it seems, doesn't need to be too convincing.
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whycome 2y ago
As someone who is actually friends with Brad Pitt on Facebook and have given him money, it’s because he wants to know that he’s still a normal person. He wants to connect with real people. He’s tired of the Hollywood world. And he also says he lost lots of his money in the fires. And Jennifer Anniston took all his money. But he’s also too ashamed to let others know. He only trusts that information to a real person not tied to Hollywood.
- racl101 2y ago
  > And Jennifer Anniston took all his money. wait what? If anything I expect Angelina to take his money but not so much that he would be broke. Guess I know Jack.
- brabel 2y ago
  We should start a Fundme campaign to help poor Brad!
- whbrown 2y ago
  > As someone who is actually friends with Brad Pitt on Facebook and have given him money Are you telling us you fell for the same pig butchering scam?
  - whycome 2y ago
    I thought my over-the-top response made it clear it was satire and a comment on the absurdity of someone thinking they're "actually friends with Brad Pitt and he needs my money"

thomasmg 2y ago

The probability that any person would give Brad Pitt money is nearly zero. But obviously it is not zero! We already know that some people believe weird things. The problem (for the scammer) is to find out, efficiently, _who_ would give (a lot of) money. In the past, they sent email that had typos - I think on purpose: the probability that someone would send money is higher if he doesn't detect that. With AI, this got _much_ easier, and scales much better: you can generate very convincing text, images, videos and interact with many, many potential victims. The story itself, it seems, doesn't need to be too convincing.

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whycome 2y ago

As someone who is actually friends with Brad Pitt on Facebook and have given him money, it’s because he wants to know that he’s still a normal person. He wants to connect with real people. He’s tired of the Hollywood world. And he also says he lost lots of his money in the fires. And Jennifer Anniston took all his money. But he’s also too ashamed to let others know. He only trusts that information to a real person not tied to Hollywood.

racl101 2y ago
> And Jennifer Anniston took all his money. wait what? If anything I expect Angelina to take his money but not so much that he would be broke. Guess I know Jack.
brabel 2y ago
We should start a Fundme campaign to help poor Brad!
whbrown 2y ago
> As someone who is actually friends with Brad Pitt on Facebook and have given him money Are you telling us you fell for the same pig butchering scam?
- whycome 2y ago
  I thought my over-the-top response made it clear it was satire and a comment on the absurdity of someone thinking they're "actually friends with Brad Pitt and he needs my money"