Researchers Warn: AI Is Becoming An Expert In Deception

[rmc51]

Indian-run company accused of fraud could be the pin that POPS the AI bubble…
https://revolver.news/2025/12/indian-ai-company-fraud-allegations/

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The AI gold rush has officially entered its messy phase.

For the past couple of years, Silicon Valley has been showered with headlines about all these trillion-dollar potentials, miracle software, and “game-changing” systems that were supposed to transform everything overnight. Investors piled in like gangbusters, and the media cheered it all on. And anyone who raised an eyebrow was told they just didn’t “get it.”

But this is always how bubbles work, right? First comes all the hype. Then comes all the money. And eventually, the insiders start talking… and that’s where this latest scam story begins...



 
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[MeganC]

Next up will be the collapse of so many crazy expensive AI data centers that suck up water and electricity.

[Kamaji]

Next up will be the collapse of so many crazy expensive AI data centers that suck up water and electricity.

Doubtful.  Physical assets don’t usually disappear.  Someone buys them at a huge discount and starts making money with them. 

[MeganC]

Doubtful.  Physical assets don’t usually disappear.  Someone buys them at a huge discount and starts making money with them.

There's about four million square feet of empty office space in New York City and not many people are interested in it at all.

[Kamaji]

There's about four million square feet of empty office space in New York City and not many people are interested in it at all.

Because government rules prevent it from being used for what it could be used for.

Are you really that stupid?

[berdie]

Because government rules prevent it from being used for what it could be used for.

Are you really that stupid?

There is no reason to attack another poster for an opinion. I don't recall that in your posts until recently. You o.k.?

[Kamaji]

We certainly know you are.

Yeah, coming from an admitted idiot that means a lot.

[rmc51]

Police Warn of Robot Crime Wave
Autonomous vehicles, drones, and humanoid robots are coming for us all.
By Victor Tangermann
Published Dec 21, 2025 9:45 AM EST
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/police-robot-crime-wave

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The use of autonomous drones on the battlefield has already raised plenty of murky ethical questions. Many experts and human rights groups have decried the use of killer robots, particularly when you consider the possibilities of technological flaws resulting in the deaths of innocent people — not to mention using the tech to commit atrocities with no direct human involvement.

But what would happen if such a technology were to land in the hands of terrorists and criminals, who aren’t beholden to the norms of modern warfare at all? In a new report, pan-European police agency Europol’s Innovation Lab has imagined a not-so-distant future in which criminals could hijack autonomous vehicles, drones, and humanoid robots to sow chaos — and how law enforcement will have to step up as a result...



 
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[IsailedawayfromFR]

Here's what can happen if AI gets control.

https://twitter.com/cixliv/status/2004899966326858157

[Ghost Bear]

This seems to be the closest thing the board has to an AI-related thread, so I thought I would post this here instead of making a new thread about it.

Vedal is a streamer on Twitch.com, who is also a programmer. He has created his own LLM-based AI, designed to play games and interact with Twitch chat. He named it Neuro Sama. To give "her" a relatable form, he programmed the AI to be able to control a vtuber ("virtual YouTuber") model. Normally in her livestreams, she uses a 2-D model, but recently he worked out programming to allow the AI to drive a 3-D model. Since then she has debuted with her own custom 3-D environments, as well as interacting with open 3-D environments in the shared online space VRChat. In VRChat Neuro can interact with real people who are also using 3-D avatars. Several people who have interacted with Neuro in the 3-D environment, including Vedal himself, have commented on how the 3-D makes Neuro seem much more "real".

Here's a clip from a recent stream done in VRChat, with Neuro interacting with her creator Vedal (his avatar is normally a small, green, cartoon turtle, but in VRChat it looks more like Kermit the Frog.) It really is disturbing how human-like some of her interactions are.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLtCHZt77qg

[bigheadfred]

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The "uncanny valley" phenomenon and the widespread aversion to AI slop is a strong indicator we've been at this point before in past civilizations and we've unlocked a shared cultural memory.

[rmc51]

Welcome to ‘Whata Bod:’ National Weather Service AI-Generated Forecast Map Includes Nonexistent Idaho Towns
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/01/08/welcome-to-whata-bod-national-weather-service-ai-generated-forecast-map-includes-nonexistent-idaho-towns/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=daily&utm_campaign=20260108

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The National Weather Service has withdrawn a wind forecast from its social media platforms after AI generated created fictitious town names including “Orangeotild” and “Whata Bod” on a map of Idaho.

The Washington Post reports that the National Weather Service faced embarrassment over the weekend when an AI-generated weather forecast map displayed invented town names across Idaho’s Camas Prairie region. The incident occurred as the agency expands its experimentation with artificial intelligence tools across various operations...



The NWS map is likely the result of AI “hallucinations,” in which systems dream up false information in an attempt to satisfy their human users’ requests. Breitbart News previously reported on the risk of AI hallucinations including to lawyers using AI tools:

In an internal letter shared in a court filing, Morgan & Morgan’s chief transformation officer cautioned the firm’s more than 1,000 attorneys that citing fake AI-generated cases in court documents could lead to serious consequences, including potential termination. This warning comes after one of the firm’s lead attorneys, Rudwin Ayala, cited eight cases in a lawsuit against Walmart that were later discovered to have been generated by ChatGPT, an AI chatbot.

The incident has raised concerns about the growing use of AI tools in the legal profession and the potential risks associated with relying on these tools without proper verification. Walmart’s lawyers urged the court to consider sanctions against Morgan & Morgan, arguing that the cited cases “seemingly do not exist anywhere other than in the world of Artificial Intelligence.”

In response to the incident, Ayala was immediately removed from the case and replaced by his supervisor, T. Michael Morgan, Esq. Morgan expressed “great embarrassment” over the fake citations and agreed to pay all fees and expenses related to Walmart’s reply to the erroneous court filing. He emphasized that this incident should serve as a “cautionary tale” for both his firm and the legal community as a whole.




 
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[rmc51]

Character.AI and Google Settle Lawsuits Claiming AI Chatbots Caused Teen Suicide, Mental Health Problems
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/01/08/character-ai-and-google-settle-lawsuits-claiming-ai-chatbots-caused-teen-suicide-mental-health-problems/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=daily&utm_campaign=20260108

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Character.AI has agreed to settle multiple lawsuits that accused the artificial intelligence chatbot company of contributing to mental health crises and suicides among teenagers and young users...



 
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[240B]

I ask a ChatBot if this article is true. The AI responded saying that Artificial Intelligence is not able to be deceptive.

[rmc51]

I ask a ChatBot if this article is true. The AI responded saying that Artificial Intelligence is not able to be deceptive.

 

Did you ask it if it was a democrat?



 
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[MeganC]

Because government rules prevent it from being used for what it could be used for.

Are you really that stupid?

Office buildings cannot be easily converted to apartments. Yes, I am well aware of the rules about windows in NYC but that still does not address the fact that office buildings typically have plumbing and electrical infrastructure concentrated at their core. That means to transform office space into apartment space means a wholesale restructuring of these buildings. In many cases it will be cost prohibitive.

It's similar to making a bus out of a box truck. Yes, you can do it but it's a lot easier to just build a bus.

Likewise, AI data centers make for great AI data centers. They're useless for any other purpose.