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Office Hours with Gary Gensler: Fraud and Deception in Artificial Intelligence

Since antiquity, bad actors have found new ways to deceive the public. With artificial intelligence, fraudsters have a new tool to exploit. Joe Kennedy, though, said it best: “The Commission will make war without quarter on any who sell securities by fraud or misrepresentation.”
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