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The corporate watchdog is warning that AI deepfake investment scams are becoming more common, and harder to detect. Nationals frontbencher Bridget McKenzie has hit out at the federal government's decision to slow the processing of new working holiday visas.   More than 1.5 million Australians aren't protected against measles, according to a new study by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance.

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a formal warning regarding the increasing prevalence and sophistication of AI-generated deepfake investment scams. While these scams represent a significant socio-economic harm through financial exploitation, the report focuses on criminal misuse of AI rather than existential or catastrophic system failures. The warning highlights the growing accessibility of frontier AI capabilities for malicious actors and underscores the urgent need for robust Australian regulatory frameworks to address synthetic media and consumer protection in an AI-driven environment.

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