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A.I. Dangers and Working Remote Securely By SecureMac.com Woz warns on AI scams Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (also known as “Woz”) is warning about the risks of AI scams. A BBC article had Wozniak saying: AI is so intelligent it’s open to the bad players, the ones that want to trick you about who they are… What are some examples of this? Consider the case of phishing. For years, cybersecurity experts have warned that poor grammar or spelling is a good way to spot a phishing email. But AI tools like ChatGPT write convincing, grammatically correct emails that sound like an actual person wrote them—a capability bad actors can exploit. The danger isn’t just limited to email phishing. 9to5Mac cites a recent McAfee report that details AI voice scams. In these scams, bad guys use AI voice-cloning tools to impersonate specific individuals with up to 95% Image by Vecteezy