Reported Use of Purportedly AI-Generated Student Accounts in Online College Courses
Jun 4, 2024
An adjunct professor at an unspecified community college reportedly suspected that some students in his online art history and art appreciat...
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Data source & citationScammers Allegedly Manipulate 2023 Speech of Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Spread Deepfake Investment Fraud
Jun 2, 2024
A new deepfake video falsely showed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong endorsing an investment product with guaranteed returns. Scammers synchro...
Read moreFacebook's Content Moderation System Flagged and Removed Emergency Updates as Spam During Wildfires
Jun 1, 2024
Facebook's AI moderation system wrongly flagged and removed dozens of posts containing vital emergency information during California's wildf...
Read moreHoodline Accused of Misleadingly Attributing AI-Generated Articles to Human Authors
May 31, 2024
In 2023, the news site Hoodline is reported to have begun publishing AI-generated articles with fake bylines, headshots, and biographies, al...
Read moreDisinformation Deepfake Circulates of State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller Suggesting Belgorod Can Be Attacked with U.S. Weapons
May 31, 2024
A deepfake video of State Department spokesman Matthew Miller falsely suggested Belgorod was a legitimate target for Ukrainian strikes. This...
Read moreCovert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reports
May 30, 2024
In a report released by OpenAI, the company described how its generative AI tools were misused by state actors and private companies in Russ...
Read moreAmerican Asylum Seeker John Mark Dougan in Russia Reportedly Spreads Disinformation via AI Tools and Fake News Network
May 29, 2024
John Mark Dougan, a former Florida sheriff's deputy granted asylum in Russia, has been implicated in spreading disinformation. Utilizing AI...
Read moreReportedly Faulty AI Transcription Threatens Integrity of Genoa Bribery Probe
May 26, 2024
A reported AI transcription software error in a Genoa bribery investigation is alleged to have incorrectly recorded "illicit financing" inst...
Read moreFacewatch Reported to Have Wrongfully Flagged Home Bargains Customer as Shoplifter
May 25, 2024
A facial-recognition software used by the British variety store Home Bargains is alleged to have misidentified "Sara" as a shoplifter, leadi...
Read moreReportedly Hacked AI-Powered Robot Vacuums Allegedly Used for Surveillance and Harassment
May 24, 2024
Hackers reportedly exploited a vulnerability in Ecovacs’s Deebot X2 robot vacuums, gaining unauthorized access to camera and microphone cont...
Read moreStudy Highlights Persistent Hallucinations in Legal AI Systems
May 23, 2024
Stanford University’s Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI) conducted a study in which they designed a "pre-registered dataset of over 200 open-...
Read moreVA Suicide Prevention Algorithm REACH VET Reportedly Prioritizes Men Over Women Veterans
May 23, 2024
An AI program named REACH VET, designed and used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prevent veteran suicides, was reportedly foun...
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