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Deepfake, AI scams- Govt warns about fake ads on social media
9Apr By adminNo Comments
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Deepfake, AI scams- Govt warns about fake ads on social media

[ad_1] Social media platforms have observed a surge in counterfeit advertisements, as reported by various sources. The government has initiated collaborations with intermediaries to combat this escalating issue. Recently, a cautionary message was disseminated by the government to certain citizens, including a member associated with a prominent technology entity. The advisory warned individuals about the proliferation of fake advertisements potentially utilizing deepfake technology to perpetrate scams.Be very careful about what you see on social media The government's communication urged vigilance against fraudulent advertisements related to stock market activities, trading, and purportedly free tips disseminated through social media applications. It emphasized the possibility of perpetr...
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Deepfake Video Call Scams Global Firm out of $26 Million; Used YouTube Videos: SCMP
5Feb By adminNo Comments
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Deepfake Video Call Scams Global Firm out of $26 Million; Used YouTube Videos: SCMP

[ad_1] Scammers tricked a multinational firm out of some $26 million by impersonating senior executives using deepfake technology, Hong Kong police said Sunday, in one of the first cases of its kind in the city.Law enforcement agencies are scrambling to keep up with generative artificial intelligence, which experts say holds potential for disinformation and misuse -- such as deepfake images showing people mouthing things they never said. A company employee in the Chinese finance hub received "video conference calls from someone posing as senior officers of the company requesting to transfer money to designated bank accounts", police told AFP. Police received a report of the incident on January 29, at which point some HK$200 million ($26 million) had already been lost via 15 transfers."I...
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Tom Hanks warns fans about his ‘AI version’ promoting dental plan: Have nothing to do with it
3Oct By adminNo Comments
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Tom Hanks warns fans about his ‘AI version’ promoting dental plan: Have nothing to do with it

[ad_1] Hollywood veteran Tom Hanks has warned his fans about a dental plan advertisement that is using an "AI version" of him.Hanks took to Instagram over the weekend to inform his followers that he has nothing to do with the promotional campaign video. "Beware!! There's a video out there promoting some dental plan with an AI version of me. I have nothing to do with it,” the 67-year-old wrote alongside a screenshot of a computer-generated image of himself from the clip. Hanks has previously spoken about usage of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology in the creative industries on an episode of “The Adam Buxton Podcast”.“I could be hit by a bus tomorrow, and that's it, but performances can go on and on and on and on. And outside of the understanding that it's been done with AI o...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Amazon invests in AI Startup, Getty Images unveils AI tool, and more
25Sep By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Amazon invests in AI Startup, Getty Images unveils AI tool, and more

[ad_1] Amazon commits $4 billion investment in AI Startup Anthropic to compete with other tech giants from Microsoft to Google; Differing opinions emerge among experts on the impact of artificial intelligence; AI becomes mainstream in South Korea, from K-pop to sales assistants; Accenture's AI Chief says generative AI could boost Europe's competitive edge against the US- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.1. Amazon commits $4 billion investment in AI Startup AnthropicAmazon is set to invest $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic, intensifying its competition with Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia in the rapidly expanding AI sector. Initially, Amazon will invest $1.25 billion for a minority stake in Anthropic, with an option to increase it to $4 billion. Anthropic, back...
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China moves to regulate deepfake technology
11Jan By adminNo Comments
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China moves to regulate deepfake technology

[ad_1] New rules went into effect in China on Tuesday to regulate the use of deepfakes, the increasingly realistic digital video manipulations that have sparked disinformation fears around the globe. New rules went into effect in China on Tuesday to regulate the use of deepfakes, the increasingly realistic digital video manipulations that have sparked disinformation fears around the globe. Deepfake technology allows users to replace one person's face with another in a video, or to put words into a speaker's mouth, with at times disconcerting realism. The technique relies on artificial intelligence and has proven popular on social media, where amusing and often uncanny creations featuring face-swapping celebrities abound. However, the technology can "also be used by unscrupulous...
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