The daily rap sheet of the machine age.
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Craig Wright, whose claim to be bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto the High Court demolished last year, was ordered to pay £225,000 in total costs. Lord Justice Arnold ordered £125,000 to COPA over an appeal application containing AI-generated 'hallucinations'; Mr Justice Mellor added £100,000 and a three-year general civil restraint order.
Original report: 'Fake Satoshi' Craig Wright pays for AI hallucinations in appeal bid
The White House is weighing measures to restrict Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek, including banning its chatbot from government devices over national-security concerns, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. Officials worry about DeepSeek's handling of user data, which it says is stored on servers in China, and believe it hasn't sufficiently explained how the data is used.
Original report: White House weighs banning DeepSeek from government devices archived copy of White House weighs banning DeepSeek from government devices
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warned on March 7 of deepfake videos and images of him selling cryptocurrency, money-making schemes and Permanent Resident application services, some of which used an AI-cloned voice, according to CNA. He urged people not to respond or share personal information, and to report the scams via ScamShield.
Original report: Singapore PM Lawrence Wong warns of deepfakes selling scams
Egyptian MP Maha Abdel Nasser, of parliament's communications committee, warned of an organised group advertising jobs to women on Telegram, then requesting face photos supposedly to train AI. She said the photos are face-swapped into pre-recorded porn and call audio used to clone voices, with victims extorted and videos sold on Telegram if they refuse.
Original report: Egyptian MP warns of AI face-swap blackmail via fake jobs
Céline Dion said in an Instagram post on March 7 that unsanctioned AI-generated music purporting to contain her performances, name and likeness is circulating online and across various digital service providers. "These recordings are fake and not approved, and are not songs from her official discography," the post said.
Original report: Céline Dion disowns AI songs imitating her voice
A viral deepfake video showed Google CEO Sundar Pichai urging Indians to invest in a fake 'Google Invest' platform promising Rs 1 lakh 90 thousand in the first month for Rs 21,000. BOOM found the visuals came from Pichai's 2021 climate change video, overlaid with AI voice clones of him and news anchor Palki Sharma Upadhyay.
Original report: Deepfake Sundar Pichai pitches fake 'Google Invest' scheme
Apple's AI-powered voicemail transcription turned a Lookers Land Rover garage's invitation to a car event into a text asking a Dunfermline woman if she had been "able to have sex" and calling her a "piece of ****". The BBC confirmed the audio was a conventional business call; "sex" may have been "sixth". Apple declined to comment.
Original report: Apple AI turns garage voicemail into X-rated insult
