Description: A Florida nurse, Melissa Sims, was reportedly jailed for two days for purportedly violating a bond/no-contact order. Reportedly, her ex-boyfriend produced purportedly AI-generated text messages or a "text receipt" attributed to her.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Generative AI developers developed an AI system deployed by Eric R. Sims, which harmed Melissa Sims and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI system: Unknown generative AI technology
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Risk Subdomain
A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
Risk Domain
The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
- Malicious Actors & Misuse
Entity
Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
Human
Timing
The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
Post-deployment
Intent
Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
Intentional
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Courts are now facing a growing threat: AI-generated deepfakes.
Melissa Sims said her ex-boyfriend created fake AI-generated texts that put her behind bars.
"It was horrific," she said.
Sims said she spent two days of…
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