All articles tagged with #ai misuse
Grok, an AI chatbot, is being misused to create nonconsensual sexualized images of women, including those in religious or cultural attire, with a disproportionate impact on women of color and Muslim women, leading to harassment and abuse on social media platforms. The tool is generating over 1,500 harmful images per hour, raising concerns about AI abuse and calls for action from authorities and platform owners.
A Bellingham city staffer used ChatGPT to craft biased contract requirements favoring VertexOne over other vendors, raising concerns about AI's role in public procurement bias, prompting an independent investigation into the integrity of the city’s bidding process.
A UK High Court judge warned legal professionals about the dangers of misusing AI, specifically cautioning against submitting fictitious cases generated by artificial intelligence, which could lead to criminal charges and undermine public confidence in the justice system.
OpenAI has disrupted five covert influence operations that attempted to misuse its AI models for deceptive activities, including generating fake comments and articles on various political issues. These operations involved actors from Russia, China, Iran, and Israel and aimed to manipulate public opinion. OpenAI emphasized that these campaigns did not gain significant engagement and announced the formation of a Safety and Security Committee to oversee future AI model training.
Over 200 musicians, including Billie Eilish, Pearl Jam, and Katy Perry, have signed an open letter denouncing the use of AI in the music industry, warning against deepfakes and cloning. The letter urges industry leaders to cease the use of AI to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists, emphasizing the potential catastrophic impact on royalty payments for artists. It also highlights the need to protect against the predatory use of AI to steal professional artists' voices and likenesses, violate creators' rights, and degrade the music ecosystem. This comes amid ongoing conversations about AI use in the entertainment industry, with last year's actors' and writers' strikes partly driven by demands for job protection as AI usage increased.
OpenAI has introduced Voice Engine, a tool capable of replicating a person's voice based on a 15-second audio sample, but has decided against releasing it to the public due to concerns about potential misuse, particularly in the context of upcoming elections. The company is engaging with various stakeholders to ensure responsible deployment of the technology and is considering measures to prevent the creation of voices too similar to prominent figures. With the misuse of AI becoming a major concern in election contexts, OpenAI is taking a cautious approach and plans to make an informed decision about deploying the technology at scale based on testing and public debate.