Here's what I've put together to cut through AI myths, catch the scams, and explain how these tools actually work.
AI makes fake videos, fake voices, and fake messages startlingly real, and both older folks and younger people get caught. Here are a few checks anyone can use, no tech skills needed, to protect yourself and your family.
Read more →A plain explanation of why AI doesn't really have memory by default, what ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude have each built to work around it, and the one habit that beats waiting for it to remember.
Read more →A viral claim says AI firms are buying and destroying used books to train models. This sorts the news, court documents, and fact checks to explain what's confirmed, why AI wants old books, and whether it touches your own shelf.
Read more →More than 50 universities, including MIT and Yale, dropped AI detection tools this year after a Stanford study found they falsely flag non-native English writers 61 percent of the time. Why they miss so badly, whether your school runs the same system, and what to do if flagged.
Read more →Scammers impersonate family on LINE asking for wire transfers or game cards, and AI voice cloning now makes the trick more convincing. Real cases and police data on how to check, whether the message is text or a voice call.
Read more →Scammers now use real-time AI face-swapping to impersonate bank staff, bosses, even family on video calls, and the footage barely shows a flaw. Real cases plus tests researchers verified, things to try mid-call instead of finding out you were scammed later.
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