Automated Email Generation for Targeted Attacks

Email Ethics

The ethical landscape of email marketing is complex, with AI playing a significant role in both legitimate and malicious activities. Kyle Polich highlights how email marketing, once a tool for brand growth, has evolved into a medium for phishing attacks, where attackers impersonate trusted entities to steal credentials 1. Avisha Das, a postdoctoral scholar, has focused her research on phishing attacks, particularly those targeting individuals through emails using natural language generation models 1.

Phishing's bad enough, but today we get into a new emerging approach that's been dubbed spear phishing.

--- Kyle Polich

This shift underscores the need for ethical considerations in AI-driven email marketing, as the same techniques can be used for both beneficial and harmful purposes.

   

Therapy Ethics

The deployment of AI in therapeutic settings raises significant ethical questions, particularly when advanced techniques like BERT and GPT-3 are involved. Kyle Polich expresses concern over the potential misuse of these technologies, emphasizing the need for vigilance against sophisticated phishing attacks 2. Avisha Das2.

It scares me to think what kind of results Avisha could get with some of these more advanced techniques like BERT and GPT-3.

--- Kyle Polich

As AI continues to advance, the ethical implications of its use in both therapeutic and malicious contexts must be carefully considered.