Deepfake Scams, Big Tech’s AI Boom, and the Data Center Surge: Risks, Regulations, and Real-World Defenses (May 2026)
A chilling deepfake investment scam recently cost a community member more than R24,000 after hyper-realistic video calls impersonated trusted figures with convincing voices, facial cues, and real-time interaction. It’s a stark reminder that generative AI has crossed a perceptual threshold: the human brain’s “gut check” is no longer enough to detect forgeries. At the same…