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Ever wonder what really comes when you buy from a social media ad? AI is making it harder to tell what’s real Shopping ads in your social media feeds are designed to get you to stop scrolling — but what happens when you buy that item, and it looks nothing like the photo? One content creator is finding out.

'Tis the season for holiday shopping - but beware of AI ads marketing products that don't exist.

Balaji Padmanabhan, director for the #UMD Smith School of Business Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business, explains how to protect yourself from fraud
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University of Maryland Launches Forward: The… | UMD Right Now

#UMD Launches Forward: The University of Maryland Campaign for the Fearless

Read more about the largest fundraising campaign in the university’s history at UMD Right Now
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UMD Model Joins ‘Arms Race’ to Develop AI-Powered… | Maryland Today Nvidia-Backed Platform Breaks Down Songs Based on Personal Taste, Emotion and Mood

"I'm sad, play something to cheer me up," 🎵

Music Flamingo, a new AI model by @umdscience.bsky.social and NVIDIA, can actually feel music and suggest tunes like a human would.

Learn more about the innovative tech at Maryland Today

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New AI Tool Fights Back Against Speech Eavesdropping | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland University of Maryland computer scientists developed an AI-enhanced system that protects personal voice data fro

Every time we make a call, our voices reveal personal information that #AI can extract and exploit.

Computer Science Assistant Professor Nirupam Roy and his team developed a system that defends our data from automated surveillance while keeping conversations clear ⤵️

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