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data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture> <span class=\"overlay\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6333094648112\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Why this influencer cloned her boyfriend&#8217;s voice to prank her audience<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Influencer who used AI to dupe internet into thinking she caught her boyfriend cheating reveals she was inspired to do the skit because of real artificial voice scams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">An influencer who made up a prank video claiming she used AI to catch her boyfriend cheating told Fox News her skit was a farce, but the voice-cloning technology she used to power the trick was not, and the skit was inspired by real scams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Mia Dio, a social media influencer with over 5 million TikTok followers, filmed a video of her using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artificial intelligence<\/a> to clone her boyfriend Billy&#8217;s voice to see if he had cheated on her. The inspiration for the viral video came from reports of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/father-turned-tables-robocallers-scammers-incident-son-sense-revenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI voice-cloning scams<\/a>, she told Fox News.<\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MIA-DIO-4-SPLIT.png\" source=\"\" class=\"image-ct inline\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"m\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><picture data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/640\/320\/MIA-DIO-4-SPLIT.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Mia Dio TikTok Prank screengrabs\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<p data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><span data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">Dio used voicemails left by her boyfriend Billy to recreate his voice using AI software.\u00a0<\/span> <span data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">(Mia Dio)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to AI clone my boyfriend&#8217;s voice, call his best friend and figure out if he lied to me about what he was doing last night,&#8221; Dio says in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@miadio\/video\/7223745454608157998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">viral TikTok video<\/a>. &#8220;I opened up a voice-cloning software and imported voicemails that my boyfriend has left.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>INFLUENCER REVEALS HOW SHE CAUGHT HER BOYFRIEND CHEATING USING AI:<\/h2>\n<div type=\"video\" caption=\"Influencer who used AI to dupe internet into thinking she caught her boyfriend cheating reveals she was inspired to do the skit because of real artificial voice scams.\" originalimageurl=\"https:\/\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/a78c74b8-cbeb-4b1d-98df-1eae36f2f534\/cfc09571-3b00-46f7-8f3e-e7f40c23aad2\/1280x720\/match\/image.jpg\" class=\"embed-media fn-video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-video-id=\"6333094648112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6333094648112\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/a78c74b8-cbeb-4b1d-98df-1eae36f2f534\/cfc09571-3b00-46f7-8f3e-e7f40c23aad2\/1280x720\/match\/720\/405\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Why this influencer cloned her boyfriend's voice to prank her audience\"> <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/digital-originals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>WATCH MORE FOX NEWS DIGITAL ORIGINALS HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Using Billy&#8217;s fake voice, she told Billy&#8217;s friend she did not &#8220;remember much from last night&#8221; before asking &#8220;What did I do?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The prank ended after the friend said Billy made out with another woman the evening prior, much to her \u2014 synthetic \u2014 chagrin as she appeared emotionally hurt at the end of the video.<\/p>\n<p>But Dio said the conversation was fabricated and that her boyfriend never cheated on her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;No one&#8217;s cheating on anyone, that I know of,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I can always use AI, I guess.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mia-dio-3-split_.png\" source=\"\" class=\"image-ct inline\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"m\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><picture data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/640\/320\/mia-dio-3-split_.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Mia Dio viral tiktok split with her boyfriend\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<p data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><span data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">Dio&#8217;s viral video has garnered almost 3 million views since it was posted in April.<\/span> <span data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">(Mia Dio)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some TikTok users, however, were convinced the prank was a reality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;To anyone wondering if this is real, look in this girls eyes and tell me she wasn&#8217;t just betrayed,&#8221; one account commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban4\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban4\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Why do they always cheat on such gorgeous girls?&#8221; another user wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/new-influencer-trend-prompt-mental-health-crises-suicide-users-tune-fake-life-tech-founder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NEW INFLUENCER TREND COULD PROMPT MENTAL HEALTH CRISES, SUICIDE AS USERS TUNE INTO &#8216;FAKE LIFE&#8217;: TECH FOUNDER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dio paid just $4 to clone her boyfriend&#8217;s voice and was able to create the video in just two takes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban5\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban5\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Anyone can do this, clearly,&#8221; Dio said. &#8220;If a scammer can do this, they&#8217;re not that smart. I can do this.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;<\/i>I had heard of using a software like this on another news article that they were doing virtual kidnappings,&#8221; the TikToker told Fox News. &#8220;That they were calling you and it was like the voice of your loved one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/what-is-ai-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)?<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban6\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban6\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DESTEFANO-SPLIT_.png\" source=\"\" class=\"image-ct inline\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"m\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><picture data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/640\/320\/DESTEFANO-SPLIT_.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Jennifer DeStefano and a man on his phone\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<p data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><span data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">Scammers called Jennifer DeStefano and used AI voice cloning technology to imitate her the voice of her 15-year-old daughter.<\/span> <span data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">(L: Jon Michael Raasch\/Fox News; R: PAU BARRENA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jennifer DeStefano, an Arizona mother, was targeted by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/scammers-are-using-your-snapchat-and-tiktok-posts-in-their-ai-schemes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI voice scam using recordings<\/a> of her 15-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb6\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I never doubted for a second it was my daughter,&#8221; she told Fox News in April. &#8220;It was so real to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dio, however, said her use of AI was just to garner clicks and views.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban7\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban7\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not that deep,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It was a fake scenario and that&#8217;s it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb7\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;If you believed it, well, don&#8217;t believe everything you see on the Internet because it&#8217;s most likely fake,&#8221; she told Fox News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban8\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban8\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To watch the full interview with Dio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6333094648112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Ramiro Vargas contributed to the accompanying video.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Jon Michael Raasch is an associate producer\/writer with Fox News Digital Originals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Why this influencer cloned her boyfriend&#8217;s voice to prank her audience Influencer who used AI to dupe internet into thinking she caught her boyfriend cheating reveals she was inspired to do the skit because of real artificial voice scams. 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