Food fraud is a growing economic and health issue – but AI and blockchain technology can help combat it

Food fraud costs billions globally. But blockchain and machine learning offer hope for a more transparent and safer food system.

Milind Tiwari, Lecturer in Fraud and Financial Crime Studies, Charles Sturt University • conversation
April 2, 2024 • ~7 min

Fraud is a problem so big we need to start teaching children how to spot it in schools

Recent studies have shown fraud is an even bigger problem than people realise.

Stacey Wood, Professor of Psychology, Scripps College • conversation
Dec. 19, 2023 • ~7 min

When authoritative sources hold onto bad data: A legal scholar explains the need for government databases to retract information

Theranos was dissolved years ago, and its CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, is in prison, but the company’s patents based on bad science live on – a stark example of the persistence of faulty information.

Janet Freilich, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University • conversation
Dec. 14, 2023 • ~8 min

How to protect yourself from cyber-scammers over the festive period

Cyber-scams tend to ramp up at this time of year, with criminals and scammers eager to exploit people’s generosity and excitement.

Rachael Medhurst, Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security NCSA, University of South Wales • conversation
Dec. 8, 2023 • ~7 min

Health is a factor in older adults’ getting scammed

People age 50 to 80 who are in worse mental or physical health are more likely to experience fraud than others their age, a poll suggests.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Nov. 15, 2023 • ~8 min

Fyre Festival II: a psychologist on why some people fall for fraudsters over and over again

Billy McFarland went to prison for fraud offences connected to the first Fyre Festival in 2017.

Yaniv Hanoch, Professor in Decision Science, University of Southampton • conversation
Sept. 7, 2023 • ~6 min

How scammers use psychology to create some of the most convincing internet cons – and what to watch out for

‘Pig butchering’, fake apps and missing person scams and conning people out of huge amounts of money.

Yaniv Hanoch, Professor in Decision Science, University of Southampton • conversation
June 21, 2023 • ~7 min

Watermarking ChatGPT, DALL-E and other generative AIs could help protect against fraud and misinformation

In a world of increasingly convincing AI-generated text, photos and videos, it’s more important than ever to be able to distinguish authentic media from fakes and imitations. The challenge is how.

Hany Farid, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
March 27, 2023 • ~9 min

New method detects food fillers

A new method can pick up on food adulteration, such as the addition of unlabeled palm oil to pre-grated parmesan cheese.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
March 2, 2023 • ~5 min

How to avoid falling victim to an online scam -- research says slow down

Hoax websites are becoming more popular with fraudsters. So it’s more important than ever to protect yourself.

Nicholas J. Kelley, Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, University of Southampton • conversation
Feb. 24, 2023 • ~6 min

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