(WHTM) -- Artificial intelligence has many good uses, but bad ones too.

Dr. Truong Tran joined Hot Topic Tuesday to help viewers better understand and spot AI.

Valerie Pritchett: We have done stories recently where people were scammed with AI, with one actually impersonating an actor. How much of a growing problem is this?

Dr. Tran: Well, it is a fast-growing and significant problem. We have seen the report saying that in 2024 there is a huge up in scams using AI, up to 1,000% compared to the previous years. And get this, experts are already predicting another huge up for this year, particularly.

It's the kind of scam you can see as the impersonation of famous people, executives or even a family member, or someone you know. This scam is so good that it makes people believe in the fake

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