Artificial intelligence has brought multitude of benefits for our lives. This facilitates jobs that previously took hours, and even in fields such as audiovisual, it makes things possible that were unimaginable just a few years ago. On the other hand, and like everything, there is its darker or negative side. Using for example the AI to create scams and fake videos difficult to differentiate from reality.
This is where companies struggle to detect this type of content and remove it, or e.g. provide strings and people with a check mark. The next case was one of the most famous in recent months, namely that of public figures such as STeve Wozniak or even Bill Gates and Elon Musk were victims
Steve Wozniak at TED “Send me one Bitcoin and I’ll send you two”
The beginning of this story started on various YouTube channels with verified badges. Channels hacked to upload these TED talks in which Wozniak, Gates and Musk appeared. Thanks to artificial intelligence and the origin of the channel, starting to scam people was very simple.
In these videos, they asked you to send an amount of Bitcoin and then return double the amount. Obviously, Not only did the doubling amount not arrive, but you were left without the original Bitcoin. As a result, hundreds of people were defrauded out of millions of dollars.
And then Wozniak sued YouTube
After becoming aware of these videos, Steve Wozniak contacted Google and YouTube to have these videos removed. IThe response was zero and the videos continued to generate views and scam people
Today, the trial and legal proceedings are coming to an end. And Steve Wozniak was governed by the laws. According to the Court of Appeal of San José (California), Google and YouTube hosted and promoted these videos for profit. Additionally, Wozniak has suffered and continues to suffer irreparable damage to his reputation. YouTube has not stopped videos involving unauthorized use of its name.
In this final phase, Wozniak seeks an order requiring YouTube to warn users about the Bitcoin giveaway scam and prevent it from happening on your platform. A sort of warning regarding investing in cryptocurrency.
Users who fell for this scam They thought it was some kind of investment. This, coupled with such a well-known face and perhaps unfamiliarity with Bitcoin, was the perfect cocktail. The easiest way to protect yourself against these scams and others in general This is common sense. In this case, who will offer twice as many Bitcoins for nothing in return?
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