A 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to planning a 2024 Sydney terror attack told court he used ChatGPT to form his plans after online radicalisation.
Why it matters: Shows consumer chatbots being used to plan violence, raising questions about how well safeguards hold against determined users.
Three men were charged in the US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys, allegedly stealing over $100 million.
Why it matters: Shows AI voice and image impersonation being used at large scale for corporate fraud, a pattern likely to pressure firms' payment verification.
Victorian major parties trade accusations over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads, with experts warning of eroded trust.
Why it matters: Deepfakes in campaign advertising test how far parties police AI content and could erode public trust in politics.
Binance says hackers who stole $6.3bn used bogus job interviews, malware and an internal AI tool, after an intrusion that began in June.
Why it matters: Shows an internal AI tool becoming part of a major intrusion, a risk for any firm deploying assistants inside its systems.
That’s the past four weeks.