“Back in the ’90s, we worried about catfishing on AOL. In 2023, the catfish has a perfect voice clone and video.”
— Wing
Valentine’s Day 2023 was weird.
Not because of flowers or bad chocolate. But because something darker was creeping through the wires.
Suddenly, everywhere you looked:
- A Korean influencer’s video was revealed as fully synthetic.
- Celebrities were denying AI-generated “confession” clips.
- A streamer’s private likeness was deepfaked into adult content.
- Voice AI tools cloned dead partners, promising “one last conversation.”
What should’ve been a day about connection… became one about doubt.