This is what A16Z's vaunted techno-optimism movement has produced. A more efficient way of scamming and generating disinformation. Hooray.
There are few truths; some say only one. Unfortunately there are many many ways to lie.
Fake AI law firms are sending fake DMCA threats to generate fake SEO gains
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#22I just signed up for this genAI summit but the lack of social buzz and the profile of the organizers give me a strange feeling. https://genaisummit.ai/#/ I'm afraid this is might be a fake conference created by AI. Am I crazy? I paid $500 for tickets. I almost signed up for the booth. I'll have to start emailing speakers for confirmation because it's not passing the smell test.
https://www.palaceoffinearts.org/event/genai-summit Has the event listed
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#23I just signed up for this genAI summit but the lack of social buzz and the profile of the organizers give me a strange feeling. https://genaisummit.ai/#/ I'm afraid this is might be a fake conference created by AI. Am I crazy? I paid $500 for tickets. I almost signed up for the booth. I'll have to start emailing speakers for confirmation because it's not passing the smell test.
Why did you sign up for a conference if you’re so uncertain as to its credibility and content? Is this an employer-sponsored outing?
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#24The root problem is that the legal system is completely inaccessible and non-existent to individuals or small companies. Even to medium companies. Only mega corps and law firms can afford to use the legal system. Even big tech often avoids it because of the expense, but if they do use it, they’re going to win, 99.9% of the time because of their war chests So, people are semi defenceless when these things come up, and…
The legal system is somewhat accessible to businesses and middle class people. Not sure about USA but in Australia there is plenty of things like free legal advice, plain english descriptions of laws including case studies, legal aid and small claims courts and other tribunal/arbitration jurisdictions designed to be used without a lawyer. While more money = better access to law, there is a lot for the non rich!
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#25This is what A16Z's vaunted techno-optimism movement has produced. A more efficient way of scamming and generating disinformation. Hooray.
What is the relationship between A16Z (Andreessen Horowitz, presumably) and this article? Is there in fact any?
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#26This is what A16Z's vaunted techno-optimism movement has produced. A more efficient way of scamming and generating disinformation. Hooray.
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#27I just signed up for this genAI summit but the lack of social buzz and the profile of the organizers give me a strange feeling. https://genaisummit.ai/#/ I'm afraid this is might be a fake conference created by AI. Am I crazy? I paid $500 for tickets. I almost signed up for the booth. I'll have to start emailing speakers for confirmation because it's not passing the smell test.
Apparently, it happened in 2023[1] (with a much more modest 1500 people claimed in attendance) but I can't find any photos.
Good luck with the charge-back. I'm sure your bank will eventually be accommodating after you explain what happened and jump through enough hoops.
[1] https://sv2023.genaisummit.ai/
EDIT: I found these photos, but don't have a linkedin, so I can't verify anything about the presenter:
https://images.app.goo.gl/UaVfRUAU8YnQrmek6
https://images.app.goo.gl/yszbyq8fhEvoHcfi6
https://images.app.goo.gl/1ybWTJ4wPhuHt5R16
EDIT 2: It seems to be this person, who appears to have worked at microsoft last year : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMSu0gmlD3w
Maybe it is fine after all?
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#28I wonder if there's something common between crypto and AI leading to the cloud of grift and predation around the ecosystems and common uses of the respective technologies. Or if this is where society is at now and it will happen with any new technology regardless.
There are enough people desperate enough that they will take unusual risks. Some of these people will become successful. Others are the suckers who will spend their lives chasing gold but never reach it.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sadly, many folks will assume an "official" sounding message or call is actually legitimate. Especially if it's from someone calling themselves a lawyer. Next the AI law firms will be requesting payment in iTunes gift cards...
I think there is a belief (right or wrong) among a lot of lay-people and non-lawyers that the legal system is an opaque minefield of "gotchas" where if you don't file form 27B/6 within 30 days, with a specific magical incantation X written on it, and then appear before a judge and speak magical incantation Y, then gotcha! you lose! So any time something looks even remotely official, people panic and wonder which mine…
I mean the idea of 'default judgement' isn't something most people want to find out about. This said you typically get some severe and officially delivered warnings on that.
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#30The article doesn't explain how the backlinks part of the scam works.
Yes, it does: “the purported firm needed him to ‘add a credit to our client immediately’ through a link to Tech4Gods”.