I can see this being a real problem with criminals biding against the police.

https://therecord.media/ransomware-gang-threatens-to-expose-police-informants-if-ransom-is-not-paid/

Ransomware gang threatens to expose police informants if ransom is not paid

A ransomware gang is threatening to leak sensitive police files that may expose police investigations and informants unless the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia agrees to pay a ransom demand.

“We are aware of unauthorized access on our server,” Sean Hickman, a public spokesperson for DC Police, told The Record in an email today after screenshots of the department’s internal files and servers were published on the website of the Babuk Locker ransomware gang.

The screenshots suggested the ransomware gang had obtained access to investigation reports, officer disciplinary files, documents on local gangs, mugshots, and administrative files.

You can see where this is going. Design the ‘perfect’ face. 3D print the ideal body. Install an AI brain. Poof! Instant android. (Might be the next innovation in Identi-kit images.)

https://www.fastcompany.com/90628866/this-amazing-ai-tool-lets-you-create-human-faces-from-scratch

This amazing AI tool lets you create human faces from scratch

First we had deepfakes, which could glue someone’s face onto someone else’s body. Then we had This Person Does Not Exist, which created people on a website every time you refreshed the page. Then we had Generated Photos, a commercial stock photography site, built entirely from AI-generated humans. Generating realistic-looking people has been one of the biggest challenges in visual AI, but researchers are mastering the technique quickly. The latest example: Generated Photos—which currently does $15,000 a month in revenue selling a library of AI-generated stock models, according to the company—has released an update that not only generates an AI-built human on demand but also lets you position it. Through easily tunable controls, you can make a person frown, look to the left, or wear glasses. Almost like a photographer, you can use the website’s UI to nudge your subject into the exact pose you want.

… So how does the new tool work? You begin with a random face. You can select the sex (male or female). You can change the head pose by dragging a matrix in the direction you want the person to look. Then you can select all sorts of other options just by checking boxes and pulling sliders. You can change their skin and hair color. You can make people disgusted or sad, add reading glasses or makeup. You can even make them older or younger.

… Next, Generated Photos wants to allow you to put its faces on full human bodies, which will both widen its addressable market of stock photography—and push the war on what’s real one more step into confusion.

Because I like lists.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2021/04/26/ai-50-americas-most-promising-artificial-intelligence-companies/?sh=6f64354d77cf

AI 50 Companies to watch

The Covid-19 pandemic was devastating for many industries, but it only accelerated the use of artificial intelligence across the U.S. economy. Amid the crisis, companies scrambled to create new services for remote workers and students, beef up online shopping and dining options, make customer call centers more efficient and speed development of important new drugs.

Even as applications of machine learning and perception platforms become commonplace, a thick layer of hype and fuzzy jargon clings to AI-enabled software. That makes it tough to identify the most compelling companies in the space—especially those finding new ways to use AI that create value by making humans more efficient, not redundant.

With this in mind, Forbes has partnered with venture firms Sequoia Capital and Meritech Capital to create our third annual AI 50, a list of private, promising North American companies that are using artificial intelligence in ways that are fundamental to their operations.