Unmasking AI: how artificial intelligence could be used for - and against - fraud
Summary
Even before the World Wide Web debuted and the internet was primarily used by academic researchers, the first major cyber attack was carried out by Cornell grad student Robert Morris in 1988. Labelled the ‘Morris Worm,’ it heralded the first felony conviction in the US under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and triggered a technological arms race between hackers and developers for years to come. With the growing use of deepfake technology and increasingly sophisticated scams, how do those at the forefront of the ethical AI movement minimise fraudulent activity and, ultimately, harness it for good? Lewis took, and later dropped, legal action against the social media giant for defamation, who admitted thousands of similar scam videos were on the site unchecked. Much like the ‘Morris Worm,’ new threats from criminals force innovators to act quickly, finding rapid solutions and advancing AI even further in order to snuff out danger.
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