A Southern California woman claims she was scammed for more than $80,000 through fake AI-generated videos of General Hospital star Steve Burton.
Nearly a year ago, Abigail Ruvalcaba said she started communicating online and through video messages with a man she thought was Burton, 55.
“I thought I was in love,” she told KTLA on Wednesday, August 27. “I thought we were going to have a good life together.”
The videos being sent to Abigail, however, were deepfake videos created by an alleged scammer who used AI to steal Burton’s voice and likeness.
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