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1 How aI Deepfake of 007 Star Left Art Gallery Owner's World in Tatters

It was the dream signing for the owner of an unidentified Nottingham gallery - an exhibit featuring the work of Hollywood actor-turned-artist Pierce Brosnan, who would likewise take care of meet fans.

But the gallery's owner has actually revealed how her income and track record were 'destroyed' after the Pierce Brosnan with whom she invested months negotiating the exhibit of a life time turned out not to be the Bond star however a 'deepfake'.

Simone Simms has promoted the very first time about how she succumbed to the fancy expert system (AI) fraud which resulted in her losing her ₤ 30,000 Long Eaton gallery.

Ms Simms informed The Mail on Sunday she was 'villainised' after selling ₤ 20,000 worth of tickets to art enthusiasts with the guarantee of meeting 71-year-old Brosnan, just to find she had been duped.

Scammers utilized AI to produce a persuading likeness of Mr Brosnan video-calling her from his ₤ 80million home in Hawaii.

Ms Simms recalled 'how genuine' he appeared on Zoom and how she 'screeched with enjoyment that he remained in my living-room talking to me' before taking the bait and sending out the scammers ₤ 3,000 for 'shipping costs' for the art.

Her problem started when she contacted what she believed to be Mr Brosnan's genuine Facebook page at the start of 2023 and asked if he would show his paintings at her venue.

She then states she was contacted by what she believed was the star and oke.zone around 200 messages were exchanged between them on the Telegram messaging app, consisting of a number of voice notes talking about the exhibition.

The AI deepfake of 007 star Pierce Brosnan that duped art gallery owner Simone Simms

Mrs Simms (imagined, left) succumbed to a rip-off that resulted in her losing her ₤ 30,000 art gallery

More than 20,000 tickets were sold with the pledge of meeting 71-year-old Brosnan, who fraudsters had deepfaked to appear like he was calling Mrs Simms from his ₤ 80million home in Hawaii

A Pierce Brosnan painting. Mrs Simms exchanged 200 messages via Telegram with who she thought was the Bond actor

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In one audio message, listened to by The Mail on Sunday, a voice with Mr Brosnan's distinctive Irish accent discusses the upcoming exhibit.

'Simone, it's Pierce Brosnan here, how's it going? Just wished to apologise for not being able to establish a meeting,' the voice states.

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