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Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland

Scams, deepfake porn and romance bots: advanced AI is exciting, but incredibly dangerous in criminals' hands

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The generative AI industry will be worth about A$22 trillion by 2030, according to the CSIRO. These systems – of which ChatGPT is currently the best known – can write essays and code, generate music and artwork, and have entire conversations. But what happens when they’re turned to illegal uses?

Last week, the streaming community was rocked by a headline that links back to the misuse of generative AI. Popular Twitch streamer Atrioc issued an apology video, teary eyed, after being caught viewing pornography with the superimposed faces of other women streamers.

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