• Tearful plea: “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie is pleading for her 84-year-old mother’s safe return. She and her siblings responded yesterday by video to reports of alleged ransom notes, urging possible captors to provide proof their mother is alive and saying: “We are ready to listen.”
• Still no suspects: Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home against her will, but there are no suspects yet, the sheriff’s department said yesterday, warning that sharing unverified accusations or false information is “irresponsible.”
• Race against time: The search for Guthrie has entered a fifth day, further raising fears for her safety. Savannah Guthrie said her mother “lives in constant pain” and needs her prescription medication to survive.
With the modern proliferation of artificial intelligence tools and deepfake videos, the family of Nancy Guthrie — along with the investigators trying desperately to find her — are on high alert for possible forged messages from whoever took her.
“You could imagine a really ugly scenario where someone could try to create a ransom note or a proof of life video that was AI generated,” CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter said this morning.
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