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Anthony Spadafora

Google goes on the attack against Bard malware — here's how to protect yourself

Google Bard AI.

Google has filed a lawsuit against scammers who impersonated its generative AI chatbot in an attempt to trick users into downloading malware.

Just like with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, scammers were quick to capitalize on the release of Google Bard earlier this year. Both AI tools weren’t immediately available to the public, and interested users needed to join a waitlist before getting access. In the meantime, scammers stepped in by promising fast access to both Bard and ChatGPT — for a price, of course.

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