Inside the AI Influencer Scam Taking Over Feeds

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Social media feeds are reportedly facing a quiet crisis as bad actors exploit publicly available video footage to create hyper-realistic AI clones of popular creators. <br /><br />These synthetic copies are being used in unauthorized targeted ad campaigns to hawk questionable products and schemes without the influencers' knowledge or consent. As these deepfake endorsements proliferate, creators find themselves in an uphill battle to defend the trust and authenticity they spent years building.