About - Center for AI Crime

PREPARING FOR THE SURGE IN AI AIDED CRIMES

AI is accelerating cybercrime, scams, and fraud at a speed few experts predicted or expected. The scale, accuracy, and plausibility that AI brings means more criminals, more crimes, and more victims. And most consumers are still not prepared. We want to try to change that.

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A NEW URGENCY

The goal of the Center is to research all the ways AI is changing cybercrime and scams, and translate that research into actionable steps any consumer can and should take.

IT'S ABOUT RESILIENCE

A key focus of the center is on the psychology of crime. Understanding how human behavior is exploited to commit these crimes, and the psychological and emotional impact on victims.

THERE IS GOOD NEWS

Fighting AI assisted crimes doesn’t mean learning any new skills or tricks. It’s about practicing all the good hygiene habits you’ve been told about for years, just doing them better and more often.

MEET SOME OF OUR ADVISORS

They’re all volunteers, and all with long histories in fighting and investigating cybercrimes and scams, and supporting victims.

MEET THEM

NEAL O'FARRELL

THE IRISHMAN

ANNE MADRID

THE EX-COP

TOM QUILTY

HIGH TECH CRIMES

BARAK ENGEL

SECURITY HIPPIE

SECURITY SKILLS OR COPING SKILLS?

Businesses have long used resilience as part of their overall cybersecurity strategy. Is it time for consumers to follow their lead? Why coping skills will be so important.

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A NEW GENERATION OF SCAM CALL CENTERS

AI already has the potential to put thousands of scam call centers around the world into overdrive, almost completely eliminating costs and risks.

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SO WHAT EXACTLY IS AI CRIME?

It’s more accurately described as AI-aided crime. There are as yet no crimes created by AI, but instead dozens of different types of crime that AI will accelerate with greater scale, accuracy, and plausibility.

Think of it as a force multiplier

Two of the most vulnerable groups to cybercrimes and scams are teens and the elderly. What if we could help protect both by teaching them to watch out for each other?

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NEWS ABOUT US

March 28th 2024

EyeWitness News 3: Watching Your Wallet: Protecting yourself from AI scams

As artificial intelligence becomes more accessible to everyone, it also becomes a tool for scammers. It’s why the Center for AI Crime was formed to research the issue. Read more.

March 12th 2024

AI Crime – Fact, Fiction, or Fearmongering?

Check out our latest article in About Fraud.

Mar 7th 2024

Check out the first article of our new column in Wealth Management Magazine

How AI Is Triggering A Surge In Scams And Fraud

While AI will prove a boon to advisors in many ways, fraudsters and scammers will make the most of it, too. From Neal O’Farrell.

Mar 4th 2024

Here’s how AI is supercharging online crime

Our recent interview with Rich De Muro of KTLA in Los Angeles.