Google sues unnamed individuals in India and Vietnam for tricking US-based SMB owners with Facebook accounts into clicking fake Bard ads that install malware
Lawsuit attributes the alleged scheme to hackers in India and Vietnam — Scammers are capitalizing on the rush of consumer interest …
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Realizing the full potential of AI requires building trust—and that includes thwarting AI scammers. Today we're taking legal action to protect our users. More on that in this post from @Google's Halimah DeLaine Prado: https://blog.google/... [image]