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Rumors of VRChat avatar theft via AI spread on Mastodon

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A rumor is circulating on Mastodon that VRChat avatars are being stolen through specialized mods or by using AI to process photos of the avatars. The poster suggests these claims are unsubstantiated, noting that current AI models would likely produce poor quality replicas and that VRChat's use of Easy Anti Cheat is intended to prevent such issues. The author posits that these rumors are being spread to incite fear about AI and LLMs, advising concerned individuals to take a break from social media. AI

RANK_REASON The item discusses unsubstantiated rumors about AI being used for avatar theft, which falls under speculative or fear-mongering content rather than a concrete event.

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Rumors of VRChat avatar theft via AI spread on Mastodon

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    There's a rumour going round that VRChat avatars are being stolen using vibe-coded mods for the app or people taking photos and sending them to an AI. They're p

    There's a rumour going round that VRChat avatars are being stolen using vibe-coded mods for the app or people taking photos and sending them to an AI. They're pretty much unsubstantiated. The models we have right now are going to produce an obviously crap one, if it's real. And V…

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