"In 2023, it was reported that 98% of workers desire remote work. While there are many perks to working remotely, including freedom and flexibility, there must also be a conversation about the dark sides of remote work, especially with the rise of artificial intelligence. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), job and employment agency scams tripled between 2020 and 2024, with the amount that consumers lost to these types of scams increasing from $90 million to $501 million during the time period."
"In June, I found out that someone was pretending to be me in order to work as a contractor for an upstanding company. She was writing for them. She used my name. My portfolio. My bio. Photos of me. My writing samples. She even had my home address listed as her own. And she'd been doing this since 2023. Her writing was good enough so as not to create any suspicions,"
Remote work appealed to 98% of workers in 2023, offering freedom and flexibility alongside new risks. Advances in artificial intelligence intensified threats to hiring and identity. The Federal Trade Commission reports job and employment agency scams tripled from 2020 to 2024, and consumer losses rose from $90 million to $501 million. A survey of 1,000 U.S. hiring managers found 17% had interviewed deepfake AI candidates using lip-synced video and synthetic voices. A documented career identity theft case involved an impersonator using another person's name, portfolio, photos, writing samples, and home address.
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