A website impersonating the defunct Ashland Daily Tidings newspaper has been publishing AI-generated content while stealing identities of real journalists, according to an investigation by Ryan Haas of Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). The website emerged after the legitimate newspaper ceased operations in 2023, featuring eight purported reporters who were either nonexistent or had their identities … Read more
Over half of longer English-language posts on LinkedIn are now likely AI-generated, according to a new analysis by Originality AI shared exclusively with WIRED. Kate Knibbs reports that the platform’s integration of AI writing tools, including features offered to Premium subscribers, has led to this significant shift. The analysis of 8,795 public posts showed a … Read more
Spotify is facing a growing problem of AI-generated fake music being uploaded to legitimate artists’ pages, Elizabeth Lopatto reports for The Verge. The fraudulent uploads target musicians with single-word names like Health, Annie, and Standards, appearing on their verified pages through music distributors. Industry expert Andrew Batey estimates that this type of streaming fraud costs … Read more
According to a comprehensive analysis by Washington Post reporters Pranshu Verma, Will Oremus, and Cat Zakrzewski, artificial intelligence played a less direct role in influencing the 2024 US presidential election than experts initially feared. Instead of changing voter decisions, AI technology primarily contributed to deepening partisan divides and undermining public trust in authentic information. Research … Read more
AI tools that can generate realistic images are becoming a significant concern for research integrity specialists. The ease with which these tools can create fake scientific figures that are hard to distinguish from real ones raises fears of an increasingly untrustworthy scientific literature, Nature reports. Companies like Proofig and Imagetwin are developing AI-based solutions to … Read more
Anthropic’s recently released Claude Computer Use feature allows Claude to control a computer by taking screenshots, running bash commands, and more. However, this also introduces severe prompt injection risks, as Claude could be exploited to run malicious code autonomously. A post on ”Embrace the Red” demonstrated this by the author crafting a malicious webpage that … Read more
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
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
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
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