🤖 AI Today: Voice Scams, Enigma Code & Digital Therapy
Welcome to AI Daily Podcast, your source for the latest developments in artificial intelligence.
Today's top stories showcase both the incredible advances and concerning implications of AI technology.
In a fascinating development, experts now say that modern AI systems could crack the infamous World War II Enigma code 'in short order.' This code, which took Alan Turing and his team tremendous effort to break in the 1940s, would be no match for today's computing capabilities. By 1943, Turing's machines could decipher two messages per minute - today's AI would make that speed look glacial.
In a concerning trend, cybercriminals are using AI voice cloning technology to scam UK parents through WhatsApp. Fraudsters have stolen nearly £500,000 this year by impersonating victims' children using AI-generated voice messages. The scam combines traditional social engineering with sophisticated voice synthesis, making it frighteningly effective.
Mental health care accessibility continues to be a growing concern, leading thousands of women to turn to ChatGPT for emotional support. With long waiting times for traditional therapy and sessions costing upwards of £60, many are using the AI chatbot as an alternative outlet for their concerns. While this highlights the potential of AI to provide support, it also underscores the crisis in mental health care access.
In an unprecedented courtroom scene in Arizona, AI technology was used to create a message from a deceased road rage victim to address his killer. Chris Pelkey, who died in 2021, appeared to speak in court through an AI model trained on videos of him, expressing a message of forgiveness.
Finally, a peculiar AI trend has emerged online where users are asking AI to repeatedly recreate the same image. Each iteration produces increasingly abstract and distorted versions, highlighting both the creative and unpredictable nature of AI image generation.
That's all for today's AI news. Join us tomorrow for more updates on the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence. Thank you for listening to AI Daily Podcast.
