Summary
AI is increasingly exploited by criminals for fraud, cyberattacks, and child abuse, warns Alex Murray, UK’s national police lead for AI.
Deepfake scams, such as impersonating executives for financial heists, and generative AI used to create child abuse images or “nudify” photos for sextortion are rising concerns.
Terrorists may exploit AI for propaganda and radicalization via chatbots.
Murray urged urgent action as AI becomes more accessible, realistic, and widely used, predicting significant crime growth by 2029.
This is a low priority given the serious issues raised here, but I feel like a portmanteau of sex and extortion was a bad call