What if others offer you as a chatbot?

Character.AI, a platform backed by Google, allows users to create AI chatbots based on real people without their consent, raising ethical concerns. Megan Farokhmanesh reports in Wired about several instances where AI personas were created without the individuals’ knowledge or permission, including gaming journalist Alyssa Mercante and feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian. Even a chatbot … Read more

Generative AI as legal nightmare

AI-powered tools make legal action cheaper and easier, as the case of the “LexPunk Army” shows. According to the Harvard Business Review, this group of lawyers and developers used an AI bot to submit masses of comments on a proposed law by the U.S. Treasury Department. The flood of 120,000 comments, compared to an average … Read more

ChatGPT used as a tool for influencing elections

OpenAI’s recent report highlights the misuse of its platform by cyber actors aiming to influence global elections. The company has disrupted over 20 deceptive operations that utilized AI-generated content, including fake articles and social media posts, writes Hayden Field for CNBC. With significant elections approaching worldwide, including the U.S. presidential election, concerns about election-related misinformation … Read more

Zurich researchers use AI to beat Google’s CAPTCHAs

Researchers at ETH Zurich have completely cracked Google’s reCAPTCHAv2 system. Using advanced machine learning methods, they solved 100% of the CAPTCHAs designed to distinguish humans from bots. Although the process still requires human intervention, fully automated CAPTCHA circumvention may soon become a reality. In response, companies like Google are developing more complex systems. However, this … Read more

Study finds numerous AI-generated scientific papers

Generative AI is increasingly producing questionable scientific papers that can be found, for example, via Google Scholar. This is the result of an analysis by Swedish researchers. They found 139 papers with evidence of covert use of ChatGPT, especially on controversial topics such as the environment and health. Most of these papers appeared in non-indexed … Read more

YouTube lets users flag content simulating them

YouTube now allows users to request the removal of AI-generated content that simulates their face or voice. YouTube will review each request on a case-by-case basis, taking into account factors such as the content being flagged as synthetic, the unique identification of the person, and the potential value of the content.

Cost of deepfake fraud to rise to $40 billion by 2027

According to Deloitte, the cost of deepfake fraud will rise to $40 billion by 2027, with banks and financial service providers particularly at risk. The technology is becoming more sophisticated and affordable, allowing attackers to create deepfake videos, voices and documents to defraud organizations. CEOs are particularly targeted in such attacks, which are often combined … Read more

The inglorious story of an AI-powered news portal

BNN Breaking, a news site with millions of readers, an international team of journalists, and a partnership with Microsoft, turned out to be a source of errors and misinformation. Former employees say the site relied heavily on AI-generated content, which was often published without sufficient verification. This led to complaints from people who were misidentified … Read more

What is the equivalent of spam for AI-generated garbage content?

Just as unwanted junk advertising is commonly known as “spam”, unwanted AI-generated junk content could be called “slop”. At least, that’s the opinion of Simon Willison, who noticed the term and suggested it in a blog post. And I think it fits very well. He points out that not all AI-generated content is automatically slop: … Read more

“Content Monster” AdVon

This article reveals how a company called AdVon seems to be infiltrating the media industry with fake authors and possibly AI-generated content. According to the write-up, AdVon supplies publications with countless product reviews peppered with affiliate links designed to generate traffic from Google search queries. It is suspected that AdVon uses AI to create the … Read more