These days in the U.S. Congress, a mother is testifying that last April, she received a phone call one morning from what she believed to be her daughter crying and begging her for help that she had been kidnapped, saying that the kidnappers were demanding a ransom of $1 million, later dropped to only $50,000. Fortunately, the mother, before arranging for the agreed ransom payment, called her daughter back on her cell phone, discovering that the ransom call was all made up by a crook using her daughter’s voice through an application costing only $4 per month of AI that, using her daughter’s voice captured from some post on the internet, made her say anything simply by using a keyboard.
This fact, after that of the lawyer who, in a courtroom, filed brief reporting precedents invented by the computer, must make people think and become aware that this potent tool cannot be left free to the indiscriminate use of criminality. So, welcome any debate on the point aimed at transparency and preventing the illegal use of AI.
To prevent the illegal use of AI, it is essential to establish robust regulatory frameworks, develop ethical guidelines and standards, strengthen security measures, prioritize responsible data governance, promote AI literacy and education, and encourage collaboration and international cooperation. These measures aim to ensure AI’s ethical and lawful use while mitigating potential risks and safeguarding society from harm.
