NPR

That panicky call from a relative? It could be a thief using a voice clone, FTC warns

For years, a common scam has involved getting a call from someone purporting to be an authority figure, like a police officer, urgently asking you to pay money to help get a friend or family member ...
Eurogamer

The First Descendant is using bizarre AI ads, at least one of which appears to be a clone of a real content creator

The First Descendant developer/publisher Nexon has been accused of using a series of "embarrassing" AI-generated TikTok advertisements, at least one of which is alleged to have imitated a real content ...
ZDNet

Want to clone yourself? Make a personal AI avatar - here's how

Don't have time to record a message, but think it would be better coming from your face? Generative AI video startup Synthesia has a solution. Following last month's release of Synthesia 2.0, an ...
The New York Times

Signal Clone Used by Waltz Suspends Service After ‘Security Incident’

The clone, TeleMessage, was the subject of a reported hack in which the contents of some direct messages and group chats were stolen. By Julian E. Barnes U.S. intelligence and international security ...
IGN

Willy Wonka Experience Promoted Using Suspected AI Art Was So Bad That Customers Called the Police

Police were called to a Willy Wonka event in Glasgow, Scotland, after frustrated attendees demanded full refunds, the BBC reports. The Willy Wonka event, titled Willy's Chocolate Experience, was ...