AI boy avatars go viral in China, using sob stories to trick elderly out of money在中国,人工智能男孩虚拟形象走红网络,利用悲惨故事骗取老年人钱财。
BEIJING: AI-generated "sob-story boys" have recently taken Chinese short-video platforms by storm, allegedly using emotional manipulation to cheat elderly viewers out of their savings.

Scammers are using viral Chinese AI boy avatars and fake sob stories to target the elderly on short-video apps. - South China Morning Post composite/Douyin
BEIJING: AI-generated “sob-story boys” have recently taken Chinese short-video platforms by storm, allegedly using emotional manipulation to cheat elderly viewers out of their savings.
Known collectively as “Xiaohai”, these digital avatars typically appear as teenage boys in school uniforms or plain white shirts, tearfully describing their poverty-stricken lives on camera.
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诈骗分子利用病毒式传播的中国AI男孩头像和虚假悲惨故事,在短视频应用上瞄准老年人下手。——《南华早报》/抖音合成图
北京:近日,人工智能生成的“悲情男孩”在中国短视频平台上掀起了一股热潮,据称他们利用情感操控手段骗取老年观众的积蓄。
这些被称为“小海”的数字虚拟形象通常以身穿校服或白色衬衫的青少年男孩形象出现,在镜头前声泪俱下地描述他们贫困的生活。
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