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Ranveer Allahbadia's YouTube channels were hacked and rebranded as 'Tesla' in a cyberattack. Hackers used an AI-generated Elon Musk avatar to promote a cryptocurrency scam, urging viewers to invest in Bitcoin or Ethereum. All videos were deleted, and the channels were removed from YouTube.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The incident involved active misuse of AI (an AI-generated deepfake avatar) to perpetrate a cryptocurrency scam, directly causing potential financial harm to viewers. Since an AI system’s use directly led to real-world harm, this qualifies as an AI Incident.[AI generated]