Generative AI is now being used for a lot of negative purposes too, and one of them being generating AI images of people on social media. So how do we stop this? The Federal Bureau of Investigation suggests that users should stop posting too much on social media or make their profiles private to avoid exploitation by criminals. Many online crooks are now using AI to create fake images or audios of people to demand money. After creating fake images, videos or voice clones of people on social media, these criminals then use them on family members or friends of the users by posing them as victims.

This is a common ongoing crime as the criminals create short audio clips of someone that often shows them in distress or crisis, and emotionally blackmail their family to demand ransom. Now criminals are also creating deep fake videos using AI that often deep fake some law enforcement officers.

The FBI asks users of social media to keep themselves safe from this crime because most of the users can often fall into their schemes. The first measure is to make their social media accounts and other personal content completely hidden from public sites. Scammers can often steal images, videos or audios to create deep fakes and demand money. If it is possible, users should also limit what they post on social media as well as their followers to decrease having any fraudsters in their personal spaces.

The FBI also suggests people to create some code word or secret sentence with their families and friends so they can immediately tell if what they are hearing is real or not. By listening closely to the tone of loved ones, people would easily differentiate between an AI clone and human. This alert shows how AI is being used for wrong purposes. So it is about time that the public thinks about applying some stricter security measures on their personal information.

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