Author: Ricardo

Ethics & Society

WhatsApp Warning: UK Parents Scammed Out of £500K by AI That Pretends to Be Their Kids
ByRicardo June 16, 2025

A wave of AI-powered scams is sweeping across WhatsApp, costing UK families nearly half a million pounds in 2025 alone and it’s only May. Cybercriminals are now combining old tricks with new tech. In the evolving “Hi Mum” scam, fraudsters impersonate a loved one over WhatsApp and ask for emergency cash. The twist They’re now…

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Ethics & Society

“Create a replica of this image. Don’t change anything” AI trend takes off
ByRicardo June 16, 2025

People are asking AI to recreate the same image over and over again, with each iteration drifting further and further from the original. The results are sometimes amusing, sometimes unsettling. In some cases, the images completely shape-shift into crazy abstract forms. In others, facial features are wildly exaggerated. One of the most viral images is…

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