Jan. 2 - British insurer Beazley and e-commerce giant eBay are warning of a surge in cyber-scam emails using personal information that is likely to have been obtained through AI analysis of social networks and online profiles, the Financial Times reported today. The rise of AI bots has made it easier to commit advanced cybercrime, and company executives are being hit hard by AI-generated, highly personalized phishing scams. "It's getting worse and extremely targeted, which is why we suspect AI is behind...

As many as 40 fake works are being sold on eBay, including one labeled as a Monet and one as a Renoir, according to an art appraisal expert. The expert, Dr. Karina Popovic, used advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify the paintings for sale on the online platform and was shocked to discover that many of the works had a "high probability" of being "inauthentic." Dr. Popovic has now found up to 40 fake works and says there are more. "The algorithm recognizes all the works as fake," she said. "We viewed today...