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Deepfake fraud taking place on an industrial scale, study finds
AI content for scams can be targeted at individuals and ‘produced by pretty much anybody’, researchers say Deepfake fraud has gone “industrial”, an analysis published by AI experts has said. Tools to create tailored, even personalised, scams – leveraging, for example, deepfake videos of Swedish journalists or the president of Cyprus – are no longer…
Schools in England should be phone-free all day, education secretary says
Bridget Phillipson says pupils should not use mobiles at any point, as Ofsted prepares to inspect compliance UK politics live – latest updates Schools should be phone-free throughout the entire day, the education secretary has told headteachers in England, stressing that pupils should not use the devices even as calculators or for research. Bridget Phillipson…
‘What to buy Dad for Christmas’: is retail ready for the AI shopping shift?
As shoppers ask ChatGPT for inspiration, brands scramble to ensure their products appeal to the bots calling the shots Consumer test drive: can AI do your Xmas gift shopping for you? Christmas shopping – some love it, to others it’s a chore, and this year for the first time many of us will outsource the…
UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice
Which? study of ChatGPT, Copilot and others uncovers incorrect and misleading tips on investments, tax and insurance Artificial intelligence chatbots are giving inaccurate money tips, offering British consumers misleading tax advice and suggesting they buy unnecessary travel insurance, research has revealed. Tests on the most popular chatbots found Microsoft’s Copilot and ChatGPT advised breaking HMRC…
Google launches Pixel 10 with AI tools that anticipate users’ needs
Gemini’s new Magic Cue feature allows chatbot to scan digital life and pull up relevant information Google’s latest Gemini AI upgrades attempt to anticipate what useful information you made need from your life to address a potential issue, make you to better photographer or become your personalised health and sleep coach. Shipping on the just-announced…