
Hong Kong police have apprehended 31 individuals linked to a syndicate that allegedly utilized deepfake technology to perpetrate online romance and investment scams. The group created fake personas, including those of wealthy single women, to defraud victims out of millions of dollars. This incident highlights the growing concerns surrounding authenticity in an AI-driven landscape, where distinguishing between real and fabricated content is increasingly challenging. Companies are now focusing on developing tools to verify the authenticity of digital content to protect consumers and businesses from such scams.
"People are using the popular #AI video generator Runway to make real videos of murder look like they came from... animated Minions movies and upload them to #socialmedia platforms where they gain thousands of views before the platforms can detect and remove them." #ethics #tech https://t.co/1oqxI9VAks
People are taking horrific videos like of mass shootings and using Runway's AI tools to insert cartoons, likely to bypass social networks' automated moderation (@emanuelmaiberg / 404 Media) https://t.co/lwHBZJzUMn https://t.co/jaQCeMLmhZ https://t.co/ZOzeer1FAj
People are using AI video generator Runway to post extremely violent Minionfied videos to social media 🔗 https://t.co/OAktbZ9t9z https://t.co/wGLU3NVCcE