CNN's Donie O'Sullivan tricks parents with AI in hilarious news segment

In a segment on CNN sat alongside a digital forensic expert, Donie called home to see if the AI voice was good enough to fool his parents Noreen and Donal
Donie O'Sullivan became a national treasure of sorts following his work during the riots in Washington DC.

Donie O'Sullivan became a national treasure of sorts following his work during the riots in Washington DC.

It seems not even a fake voice is enough to stop a Kerry person from chatting about football.

Everyone’s favoruite CNN correspondent, Donie O’Sullivan tricked his parents on television this week as the Kerry native, in an example of how convincing and dangerous AI (Artificial Intelligence) can be, tested out an AI voice that both his mam and dad found hard to tell apart from their son's voice.

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