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Shady stores are using AI to trick us out of holiday cash
Shady companies are using AI images to make their products look enticing. But when the product arrives at your house, it looks nothing like the online image. Here’s how to avoid the AI fakes.
Fake leather, Fake people: AI sellers are cheating shoppers
After more than three decades of artisan leather work, Grace ---smiling into the camera --- is ready to hang up her tool belt. But her face is fake. She's created by AI, designed to lure you into spending money. And it works.
Fact check: Can Elon Musk & Leonardo DiCaprio lower your electric bill?
Scammers are using fake emails, spoofed city addresses, and celebrity names like Elon Musk and Leonardo DiCaprio to push bogus energy-saving devices. Here’s what to watch for.