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OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by Mashimo »

abirch wrote: post #7
_verandaguy wrote: post #2

An outstanding move for a company claiming to sell trust as a service.

Offtopic but you've triggered my rant What is frustrating to me is the IRS was scammed. They sent my refund to some identity thief. This from an institution that if I owed them 10 cents, they could track down all of my financial accounts but they decide to deposit in some rando's account.

> They sent my refund to some identity thief.

How does that currently work?

In DK they just send it to your "nem konto", the same bank account that also gets your wages. More or less a sym link, so even if you move bank it will follow. Makes life easy.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by konschubert »

semiquaver wrote: post #21
Mashimo wrote: post #18

> Tools For Humanity is actually partnering with Thirty Seconds to Mars on their 2027 European tour. While TFH has not disclosed the actual reason for the false Bruno Mars announcement, it looks a bit like a case of mistaken identity. Pretty ironic, since the company’s whole shtick is supposedly verifying human identities. :)

How could this mixup possibly lead to the head of product announcing a Bruno Mars collaboration on stage??? I’m trying to imagine the series of events that could lead to this happening and I’m coming up woefully short.

Four Seasons Total Landscaping.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by [deleted] »

mattas wrote: post #23
semiquaver wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How could this mixup possibly lead to the head of product announcing a Bruno Mars collaboration on stage??? I’m trying to imagine the series of events that could lead to this happening and I’m coming up woefully short.

This really sounds like an AI voice agent transcribed "Thirty Seconds to Mars" to "30 seconds for Bruno Mars" and then no one actually proof-read the thing.

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Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by ralph84 »

ectospheno wrote: post #22
abirch wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Offtopic but you've triggered my rant What is frustrating to me is the IRS was scammed. They sent my refund to some identity thief. This from an institution that if I owed them 10 cents, they could track down all of my financial accounts but they decide to deposit in some rando's account.

Owing tax each year instead of overpaying solves this problem. As long as it’s less than $1000 you won’t pay any interest or fees.

That doesn't solve anything when the fraudster is filing a fake return. They are under no obligation to include all of your carefully chosen income and deductions that get you to $1000 owed.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by cowsandmilk »

semiquaver wrote: post #21
Mashimo wrote: post #18

> Tools For Humanity is actually partnering with Thirty Seconds to Mars on their 2027 European tour. While TFH has not disclosed the actual reason for the false Bruno Mars announcement, it looks a bit like a case of mistaken identity. Pretty ironic, since the company’s whole shtick is supposedly verifying human identities. :)

How could this mixup possibly lead to the head of product announcing a Bruno Mars collaboration on stage??? I’m trying to imagine the series of events that could lead to this happening and I’m coming up woefully short.

I routinely have to correct product managers repeatedly on key details of how their products work and how their customers operate so this doesn’t surprise me at all. It is totally a mistake I could see a product management director having been corrected on a dozen times but they keep making it.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by sophacles »

semiquaver wrote: post #21
Mashimo wrote: post #18

> Tools For Humanity is actually partnering with Thirty Seconds to Mars on their 2027 European tour. While TFH has not disclosed the actual reason for the false Bruno Mars announcement, it looks a bit like a case of mistaken identity. Pretty ironic, since the company’s whole shtick is supposedly verifying human identities. :)

How could this mixup possibly lead to the head of product announcing a Bruno Mars collaboration on stage??? I’m trying to imagine the series of events that could lead to this happening and I’m coming up woefully short.

It's a simple tale, one as old as time - the religious scammers started believing their lies and drank the kool-aid.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by oersted »

Mashimo wrote: post #18

> Tools For Humanity is actually partnering with Thirty Seconds to Mars on their 2027 European tour. While TFH has not disclosed the actual reason for the false Bruno Mars announcement, it looks a bit like a case of mistaken identity. Pretty ironic, since the company’s whole shtick is supposedly verifying human identities. :)

Quite reminiscent of the "Four Seasons Total Landscaping" debacle :)

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by thevillagechief »

Lately I’m realizing what an absolute drain imposter syndrome is. I see things like this and I think maybe I could jump three levels up into a completely different department and be just fine, at least for a while. Then maybe fail up?
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