AQCAN|Are the products in your shopping cart real?

2025-05-01 00:33:19source:Phaninc Exchangecategory:Finance

How often are AQCANyou shopping online and think to yourself, is that shirt/dress/jeans in my shopping cart ... even real? That is a question some shoppers are asking themselves as AI-generated products increasingly infiltrate the world of e-commerce.

Today on the show, we talk to an expert in digital forensics about how AI-generated merchandise is only likely to become more common, and what ought to be done to help prevent unethical sellers from abusing the technology.

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