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A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering

By Andy Greenberg
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM have released a new AI model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of bitcoin money laundering.

The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK

By Matt Burgess
The world's most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government announced a crackdown.

The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived

By Matt Burgess
Watch how smooth-talking scammers known as “Yahoo Boys” use widely available face-swapping tech to carry out elaborate romance scams.

How to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI

By Matt Burgess, Reece Rogers
Some companies let you opt out of allowing your content to be used for generative AI. Here’s how to take back (at least a little) control from ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and more.

Here Come the AI Worms

By Matt Burgess
Security researchers created an AI worm in a test environment that can automatically spread between generative AI agents—potentially stealing data and sending spam emails along the way.

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime

By Matt Burgess
In a test at one station, Transport for London used a computer vision system to try and detect crime and weapons, people falling on the tracks, and fare dodgers, documents obtained by WIRED show.

US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools

By Dell Cameron
Members of Congress say the DOJ is funding the use of AI tools that further discriminatory policing practices. They're demanding higher standards for federal grants.

The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2023

By WIRED Staff
From Sam Altman and Elon Musk to ransomware gangs and state-backed hackers, these are the individuals and groups that spent this year disrupting the world we know it.

A New Trick Uses AI to Jailbreak AI Models—Including GPT-4

By Will Knight
Adversarial algorithms can systematically probe large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 for weaknesses that can make them misbehave.

Anduril’s New Drone Killer Is Locked on to AI-Powered Warfare

By Will Knight
Autonomous drones are rapidly changing combat. Anduril’s new one aims to gain an edge with jet power and AI.

OpenAI’s Custom Chatbots Are Leaking Their Secrets

By Matt Burgess
Released earlier this month, OpenAI’s GPTs let anyone create custom chatbots. But some of the data they’re built on is easily exposed.

Social Media Sleuths, Armed With AI, Are Identifying Dead Bodies

By Deidre Olsen
Poverty, fentanyl, and lack of public funding mean morgues are overloaded with unidentified bodies. TikTok and Facebook pages are filling the gap—with AI proving a powerful and controversial new tool.

The UN Hired an AI Company to Untangle the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis

By David Gilbert
CulturePulse's AI model promises to create a realistic virtual simulation of every Israeli and Palestinian citizen. But don't roll your eyes: It's already been put to the test in other conflict zones.

The AI-Generated Child Abuse Nightmare Is Here

By Matt Burgess
Thousands of child abuse images are being created with AI. New images of old victims are appearing, as criminals trade datasets.

Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You

By Thor Benson
Corporations are using software to monitor employees on a large scale. Some experts fear the data these tools collect could be used to automate people out of their jobs.

The US Congress Has Trust Issues. Generative AI Is Making It Worse

By Matt Laslo
Senators are meeting with Silicon Valley's elite to learn how to deal with AI. But can Congress tackle the rapidly emerging tech before working on itself?

AI Chatbots Are Invading Your Local Government—and Making Everyone Nervous

By Todd Feathers
State and local governments in the US are scrambling to harness tools like ChatGPT to unburden their bureaucracies, rushing to write their own rules—and avoid generative AI's many pitfalls.

Microsoft’s AI Red Team Has Already Made the Case for Itself

By Lily Hay Newman
Since 2018, a dedicated team within Microsoft has attacked machine learning systems to make them safer. But with the public release of new generative AI tools, the field is already evolving.

The Senate’s AI Future Is Haunted by the Ghost of Privacy Past

By Matt Laslo
The US Congress is trying to tame the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. But senators’ failure to tackle privacy reform is making the task a nightmare.

A New Attack Impacts ChatGPT—and No One Knows How to Stop It

By Will Knight
Researchers found a simple way to make ChatGPT, Bard, and other chatbots misbehave, proving that AI is hard to tame.

How AI Protects (and Attacks) Your Inbox

By Reece Rogers
Criminals may use artificial intelligence to scam you. Companies, like Google, are looking for ways AI and machine learning can help prevent phishing.

How To Delete Your Data From ChatGPT

By Matt Burgess
OpenAI has new tools that give you more control over your information—although they may not go far enough.

Brace Yourself for the 2024 Deepfake Election

By Thor Benson
No matter what happens with generative AI, its disruptive forces are already beginning to play a role in the fast-approaching US presidential race.

How ChatGPT—and Bots Like It—Can Spread Malware

By David Nield
Generative AI is a tool, which means it can be used by cybercriminals, too. Here’s how to protect yourself.

The Hacking of ChatGPT Is Just Getting Started

By Matt Burgess
Security researchers are jailbreaking large language models to get around safety rules. Things could get much worse.

Microsoft's ‘Security Copilot’ Sics ChatGPT on Security Breaches

By Lily Hay Newman
The new tool aims to deliver the network insights and coordination that “AI” security systems have long promised.

How You Can Tell the AI Images of Trump’s Arrest Are Deepfakes

By Reece Rogers
Doctored images of the former US president went viral on Twitter. These are the telltale signs that they aren’t what they seem.

The US Air Force Is Moving Fast on AI-Piloted Fighter Jets

By Tom Ward
After successful autonomous flight tests in December, the military is ramping up its plans to bring artificial intelligence to the skies.
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