Voices of GMA anchors faked in videos offering ‘free’ necklaces

Fake movies of GMA News anchors supposedly reporting on the distribution of necklaces from Italy have been posted on social media to rip-off customers.

According to Raffy Tima’s report on “24 Oras,” pretend movies with the face and voice of GMA News anchor and Senior Reporter Ivan Mayrina and GMA host Susan Enriquez have been in regards to the supposed distribution of necklaces from Italy.

It is clear that the content material of the video shouldn’t be actual news that was reported within the news program “24 Oras” or any of the social media platform of GMA News.

The graphics could seem actual however the giant fonts used within the video aren’t the sort utilized by “24 Oras” and the GMA social media crew.

In shut examination of the voices within the video could sound like that of Mayrina and Enriquez. However, it may be noticed that the motion of the mouth of the personalities featured within the video doesn’t match the phrases.

The priest, who was launched within the video, appeared to talk like a robotic. The similar priest, additionally primarily based on the video, is the uploader.

An knowledgeable mentioned the priest and video itself could possibly be AI-generated.

“Possible na AI-generated talaga ‘yung likeness nung priest and the video itself,” mentioned CyberQ Group Asia Pacific CEO Robert Tayag.

The message of the video, which is the distribution of necklaces from Italy, is tough to consider.

Tayag mentioned one of the simplest ways to verify this is able to be to ask the individual concerned within the mentioned distribution.

“Kung ‘yung mensahe ay hindi talaga kapani-paniwala, o hindi mo iisipin na galing talaga doon sa tao na yun. Siguro ang pinaka maganda, tanunging mo, confirm mo kung sa kaniya talaga ‘yun,” Tayag added.

(If the message shouldn’t be plausible, or you do not suppose it got here from that individual. Maybe the most effective factor is to ask and ensure if it is actually true.)

Point of concern

What is disturbing in regards to the video are the sound of the voices of Mayrina and Enriquez that may be carried out utilizing synthetic intelligence.

“Marami naman siyang makukuha na mga boses sa pagbo-broadcast araw-araw na pagsasalita niya, pagbo-broadcast niya. Ngayon, maraming mapagkukunanan, maganda yung training na mabibigay mo dun sa AI. So ngayon after matuto nung AI, mapapasabi mo na sa kaniya kung ano’ng gusto mong sabihin nya,” Tayag defined.

(Since AI will get many voices from broadcasting day by day, it has many sources. The coaching you may give to AI is nice. After studying, AI can say no matter you need it to say.)  

GMA Integrated News tried to contact the proprietor of the social media web page, who, primarily based on the photograph launched himself because the priest who was featured within the video. But the cellphone quantity displayed on the web page can’t be contacted.

The video that featured Ivan Mayrina has garnered 1.8 million views because it was uploaded in December 2023. The video that featured Susan Enriquez reached 146,000 views.

GMA Integrated News can be attempting to get a press release from the social media platform used to add the video. The mentioned social media firm earlier mentioned that they’re going after deceptive movies which are uploaded of their platform.

Raffy Tima reported that specialists agree that it has change into increasingly more troublesome to find out whether or not a video uploaded in social media is pretend or actual. But netizens are suggested to look at and perceive the complete message of movies or audio posted on the web. Do not consider that message on the video instantly and make it a degree to confirm the video. — Sherylin Untalan/BAP, GMA Integrated News

Source: www.gmanetwork.com