Description: Reports surfaced of a purportedly AI-generated scam falsely promoting the Trump Golden Eagles Project. The purported deepfake videos of Donald Trump, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, and Elon Musk are alleged to have claimed that buyers could trade collectible coins for cash or Tesla stock. A Bay Area veteran reportedly lost $2,500 believing he would earn millions. The scam reportedly circulated via Telegram, and Bank of America denied any involvement.
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View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developers and Unknown AI voice cloning developers developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammers behind the Trump Golden Eagles scam , Telegram-based financial scam network , Fraudulent investment scheme operators and Unknown scammers, which harmed Wesley Skelton , Tesla , SpaceX , Public trust in financial institutions , Elon Musk , Donald Trump , Brian Moynihan , Bay Area residents targeted by Trump Golden Eagles scam , Bank of America , General public , General public of the United States , Truth and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Telegram messaging platform , Unknown deepfake technology and Unknown voice cloning 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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PITTSBURG, Calif. (KGO) -- Promises to get rich quick have left some unsuspecting victims out thousands when they thought they'd be "Trump-made millionaires." They were duped by what appears to be AI videos of the President, Bank of America…
Variants
A "variant" is an AI incident similar to a known case—it has the same causes, harms, and AI system. Instead of listing it separately, we group it under the first reported incident. Unlike other incidents, variants do not need to have been reported outside the AIID. Learn more from the research paper.
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