AI-Generated Faces Used by Scammers to Pose as a Law Firm in Boston

April 13, 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) generative adversarial networks (GAN) were reportedly misused by scammers in association with a parked domain and a fraudulent website to impersonate a Boston law firm, underscoring the importance of trustworthy AI governance and the need for safe and secure AI practices.

This incident highlights the potential harm that can arise from unauthorized use of AI. For those interested in shaping responsible AI and preventing such incidents, consider joining Project Cerebellum to collaborate on the HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Govern/Map) function.

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MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.653, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.645, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
GOVERN 2.2 — similarity 0.642, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: unknown-scammers
Alleged developer: unknown
Alleged harmed parties: email-users

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/236

Data source

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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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