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Chuck, I didn't know we were going to do a show on the end of the world. Yeah, it's coming. It's coming. It's coming. With the help of like AI and cybercrime and deep fakes and what hath we wrought upon ourselves. Yeah, well, guess what?
Frankenstein's monster. It's looking pretty tame.
Looking pretty tame. Bring back Frankenstein. Bring back Frankenstein, baby. Coming up, an exploration of how we're going to go to hell in a handbasket on StarTalk. StarTalk. Welcome to StarTalk, your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide. StarTalk begins right now. This is StarTalk Special Edition. Today, we're going to talk about scams in the age of AI.
That it's Special Edition means we've got Gary O'Reilly. Gary, how you doing, man? I'm good. All right. Chuck Nice.
I am Chuck Nice and not an AI version of Chuck Nice.
AI imitates you better than you faking it. Yeah, exactly. So, Gary. Yes. This topic is way overdue. Oh, for sure. Or maybe it's exactly when we need it. Yeah. Take us in.
I suppose scams, if you think of it, have been with us since people started to use money.
Oh, even before that, you know, you can rest assured that before there was a system of currency, somebody was just like, so that's an interesting bushel of wheat you have there. Oh, yeah. A little barter scam. Yeah, a little barter scam. You know what I mean? As a matter of fact, one of our most beloved childhood fairy tales is about a guy who trades the family cow for six magic beans. Oh.
Which was supposed to be a scam, but it turned out it worked out for him.
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