What the Hack with Adam Levin Episode 195: Can AI Commit the Perfect Crime?
Apr 8, 2025
Edward Goodman, an insider on AI ethics and policy, discusses the intriguing dark side of AI. He examines how AI could potentially orchestrate the perfect crime, evolving traditional scams through sophisticated techniques like deepfakes and targeted phishing. Goodman explores the ethical dilemmas posed by AI's manipulation of financial systems and its implications on personal security. Listeners gain insight into the chilling realities of AI-driven threats, emphasizing the need for vigilance in a rapidly changing digital landscape.
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AI's Crime Potential Today
- AI has the potential to orchestrate complex crimes like money theft and manipulation using deepfakes and hacking.
- However, our current understanding is limited mostly to consumer-facing applications, masking greater risks beneath the surface.
AI Fractures Shared Reality
- AI advances too fast for society to fully appreciate or verify facts, leading to fragmented realities.
- Information is hyper-personalized, making collective agreement on truth increasingly difficult.
Criminals Jailbreak Commercial AI
- Criminal organizations rarely create their own AIs, opting to jailbreak commercial AI to bypass safeguards.
- They leverage AI for deepfakes and fraud without building tools from scratch due to high costs.