Scams

Google said Tuesday that it plans to tweak Google Search to make it clearer to users which images in search results were generated by AI or edited by AI tools. Over the next few months, Google will mark AI-generated and edited images in the "About this image" window of Search, Google Lens and the Circle to Search feature on Android, the company said, adding that similar alerts could appear on other Google platforms such as YouTube. Similar prompts may appear on other Google platforms, such as YouTube. Google says it will share more information about this later this year. Notably...

According to CCTV News, in a case recently uncovered in Huangshi, Hubei, a criminal gang used AI face-changing technology to unlock and resell social accounts for illegal profits. After joining a live broadcast room for stock trading, the victim, Mr. Wang, was induced to invest and eventually encountered difficulties in withdrawing cash. The other party's account was frozen for suspected fraud and the funds could not be withdrawn. During the investigation, the police found that the social accounts involved were unfrozen and re-logged in, and it was speculated that a gang helped to unblock them. After investigation, the Huangshi police arrested three suspects in Henan and seized a large number of electronic devices and phone cards. Suspects Gao and Xu have been selling and helping him online since the end of September 2023...

Since last year, the AI industry has been tirelessly staging "iPhone moments", such as ChatGPT's human-computer communication, HeyGen's ability to let foreigners speak Chinese, and Runway's ability to turn static into dynamic. The center of the AI stage is becoming the focus of competition among all parties. But at the same time, a "disaster" caused by the "butterfly effect" is also being staged on the other side of these AI applications. For example, the seemingly ordinary AI face-changing affects everyone from celebrities and presidents to white-collar employees and students. It is not so amazing or subversive, but it is enough to make us "shudder". And "one-click undressing"...

Recently, a finance professional at a multinational company in Hong Kong, China, lost up to US$25 million (HK$200 million) when he was deceived by a deepfake of his London-based CFO during a video conference. The fake video was reportedly created by using recordings of real past online meetings, while using WhatsApp, email, and one-on-one video conferences to enhance the depth and credibility of the fraud. The Hong Kong employee participated in a video chat in which his CFO appeared in the frame, but acted a little off. He was suspicious at first, but when he recognized other colleagues who seemed to have joined the call, he…