Xiao Li reads a news report about an AI deepfake scam, learns what “deepfake” really means from a friend, and warns her coworkers to stay alert during video calls.
小李和深度伪造
小李在一家小公司工作。她每天都要开很多视频会议，也常常看新闻。上个星期，她在新闻里看到一条很奇怪的报道：一家公司被骗子骗了很多钱。骗子用了一种新技术，让老板看起来像是真的在开会，但其实那些人都是假的。小李看了以后觉得很害怕，因为她也常常参加视频会议。
后来，小李跟朋友聊天，想更好地理解这件事。朋友告诉她，那种技术叫“深度伪造”。深度伪造可以用以前的照片和视频，生成一个新的假视频。看起来跟真的一样，很难发现问题。小李问朋友：“如果骗子想骗我们公司，应该怎么办？”朋友说，最好的办法就是多问问题，比如让对方现场做一个动作，或者打电话确认一下。
小李决定把这件事告诉公司的同事。她在公司的群里发了那条新闻，还写道：“大家要小心，如果视频会议里有人让你转钱，一定要提前打电话确认。”同事们看了都很紧张，因为很多人以前都没有想过这个问题。经理也很重视这件事，决定给大家上一节课，教大家怎么识别假新闻和假视频。
那节课上，老师说，现在AI越来越厉害，生成的视频也越来越真实。很多人因为相信了假的视频或者假的新闻，结果被骗了很多钱。老师建议大家，看到奇怪的消息时，应该去找别的媒体的报道确认一下，不要只相信一个来源。如果对一个词的意思有误解，也应该多问，多了解，不要自己乱猜。
从那以后，小李变得更加小心了。每次参加视频会议，如果发现有什么奇怪的地方，她都会提前给对方打电话确认。她也常常提醒朋友和家人，注意网络上的假新闻。她觉得，虽然技术越来越先进，但只要大家多一点理解，多一点小心，就可以保护自己，不被骗子骗到。
Xiǎo Lǐ hé Shēndù Wěizào
Xiǎo Lǐ zài yì jiā xiǎo gōngsī gōngzuò. Tā měitiān dōu yào kāi hěn duō shìpín huìyì, yě chángcháng kàn xīnwén. Shàng ge xīngqī, tā zài xīnwén lǐ kàndào yì tiáo hěn qíguài de bàodào: yì jiā gōngsī bèi piànzi piàn le hěn duō qián. Piànzi yòng le yì zhǒng xīn jìshù, ràng lǎobǎn kànqǐlái xiàng shì zhēn de zài kāihuì, dàn qíshí nàxiē rén dōu shì jiǎ de. Xiǎo Lǐ kàn le yǐhòu juéde hěn hàipà, yīnwèi tā yě chángcháng cānjiā shìpín huìyì.
Hòulái, Xiǎo Lǐ gēn péngyou liáotiān, xiǎng gèng hǎo de lǐjiě zhè jiàn shì. Péngyou gàosu tā, nà zhǒng jìshù jiào “shēndù wěizào”. Shēndù wěizào kěyǐ yòng yǐqián de zhàopiàn hé shìpín, shēngchéng yí ge xīn de jiǎ shìpín. Kànqǐlái gēn zhēn de yíyàng, hěn nán fāxiàn wèntí. Xiǎo Lǐ wèn péngyou: “Rúguǒ piànzi xiǎng piàn wǒmen gōngsī, yīnggāi zěnme bàn?” Péngyou shuō, zuì hǎo de bànfǎ jiù shì duō wèn wèntí, bǐrú ràng duìfāng xiànchǎng zuò yí ge dòngzuò, huòzhě dǎ diànhuà quèrèn yíxià.
Xiǎo Lǐ juédìng bǎ zhè jiàn shì gàosu gōngsī de tóngshì. Tā zài gōngsī de qún lǐ fā le nà tiáo xīnwén, hái xiě dào: “Dàjiā yào xiǎoxīn, rúguǒ shìpín huìyì lǐ yǒu rén ràng nǐ zhuǎn qián, yídìng yào tíqián dǎ diànhuà quèrèn.” Tóngshìmen kàn le dōu hěn jǐnzhāng, yīnwèi hěn duō rén yǐqián dōu méiyǒu xiǎngguò zhège wèntí. Jīnglǐ yě hěn zhòngshì zhè jiàn shì, juédìng gěi dàjiā shàng yì jié kè, jiāo dàjiā zěnme shíbié jiǎ xīnwén hé jiǎ shìpín.
Nà jié kè shàng, lǎoshī shuō, xiànzài AI yuè lái yuè lìhai, shēngchéng de shìpín yě yuè lái yuè zhēnshí. Hěn duō rén yīnwèi xiāngxìn le jiǎ de shìpín huòzhě jiǎ de xīnwén, jiéguǒ bèi piàn le hěn duō qián. Lǎoshī jiànyì dàjiā, kàndào qíguài de xiāoxi shí, yīnggāi qù zhǎo bié de méitǐ de bàodào quèrèn yíxià, búyào zhǐ xiāngxìn yí ge láiyuán. Rúguǒ duì yí ge cí de yìsi yǒu wùjiě, yě yīnggāi duō wèn, duō liǎojiě, búyào zìjǐ luàn cāi.
Cóng nà yǐhòu, Xiǎo Lǐ biàn de gèngjiā xiǎoxīn le. Měi cì cānjiā shìpín huìyì, rúguǒ fāxiàn yǒu shénme qíguài de dìfang, tā dōu huì tíqián gěi duìfāng dǎ diànhuà quèrèn. Tā yě chángcháng tíxǐng péngyou hé jiārén, zhùyì wǎngluò shàng de jiǎ xīnwén. Tā juéde, suīrán jìshù yuè lái yuè xiānjìn, dàn zhǐyào dàjiā duō yìdiǎn lǐjiě, duō yìdiǎn xiǎoxīn, jiù kěyǐ bǎohù zìjǐ, bú bèi piànzi piàn dào.
Xiao Li and the Deepfake
Xiao Li works at a small company. Every day she has to attend many video conferences, and she often watches the news. Last week, she saw a very strange news report: a company was scammed out of a lot of money. The scammers used a new technology that made the boss look like he was really in a meeting, but actually those people were all fake. After reading it, Xiao Li felt very scared, because she also often attends video conferences.
Later, Xiao Li chatted with a friend, wanting to better understand this matter. Her friend told her that kind of technology is called “deepfake.” Deepfake can use old photos and videos to generate a new fake video. It looks just like the real thing, so it’s hard to notice a problem. Xiao Li asked her friend, “If scammers want to scam our company, what should we do?” Her friend said the best way is to ask more questions — for example, asking the other person to do an action live, or calling to confirm.
Xiao Li decided to tell her coworkers about this. She posted that news in the company group chat and wrote, “Everyone be careful — if someone in a video conference asks you to transfer money, you must call to confirm in advance.” After reading it, the coworkers all felt very nervous, because many people had never thought about this problem before. The manager also took this matter seriously and decided to give everyone a class, teaching them how to identify fake news and fake videos.
In that class, the teacher said that AI is getting more and more powerful, and the videos it generates are also becoming more and more realistic. Many people ended up losing a lot of money because they believed fake videos or fake news. The teacher suggested that when everyone sees strange news, they should look for reports from other media to confirm it, and not just believe a single source. If you have a misunderstanding about the meaning of a word, you should also ask more and learn more, instead of guessing randomly on your own.
From then on, Xiao Li became even more careful. Every time she attends a video conference, if she notices anything strange, she calls the other person in advance to confirm. She also often reminds her friends and family to watch out for fake news online. She thinks that although technology keeps advancing, as long as everyone has a bit more understanding and a bit more caution, they can protect themselves and avoid being scammed.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新闻 | xīnwén | news |
| 骗 | piàn | to scam, to cheat |
| 参加 | cānjiā | to attend, to join |
| 视频会议 | shìpín huìyì | video conference |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake |
| 据说 | jùshuō | it’s said, reportedly |
| 提前 | tíqián | in advance, ahead of time |
| 报道 | bàodào | (news) report |
| 骗子 | piànzi | scammer, con artist |
| 换脸 | huàn liǎn | face swap |
| 技术 | jìshù | technology |
| 深度伪造 | shēndù wěizào | deepfake |
| 理解 | lǐjiě | to understand; understanding |
| 生成 | shēngchéng | to generate |
| 误解 | wùjiě | misunderstanding |
越来越 (yuè lái yuè) — “more and more”
越来越 sits before an adjective or verb to show that a quality or state keeps increasing over time.
现在AI越来越厉害。
技术越来越先进。
把 (bǎ) — moving the object before the verb
把 takes the object of a verb and places it before the verb, to emphasize what happens to that object. It’s common with verbs like 告诉, 放, and 给.
小李决定把这件事告诉同事。
请把你的报道发给我。
打电话确认一下 (dǎ diànhuà quèrèn yíxià) — “give them a call to confirm.” A common, practical phrase for checking that a request in a video call or message is really from the person it claims to be from, rather than a scammer.
AI Deepfake Scams in the News
Reports of “deepfake” (深度伪造) video-call scams have become a recurring topic in Chinese-language news, including a widely reported case in Hong Kong where a finance employee was tricked into transferring a large sum after joining a video call where every other participant, including the “CFO,” was AI-generated. Chinese media often distinguish 换脸 (face swap) as one specific technique within the broader category of 深度伪造. Companies increasingly train staff to verify unusual requests — especially ones asking for money — through a second channel, like a phone call, rather than trusting a video call alone.
