AI-generated Fake Information and the Crime of Internet Fraud: Current Legal Challenges and Paths to Reform

Artificial Intelligence(AI)-generated fake information is increasingly becoming a new type of online fraud, and its legal characterization and application of constituent elements face many challenges. This study mainly analyzes and compares the similarities and differences between AI-generated fake information fraud and traditional means of network fraud, while discussing the legal definition of AI-generated fake information and its application to the existing crime of network fraud. The study found that the existing legal framework has problems such as unclear definitions of fake information and vague definitions of responsibility when dealing with AI-generated fraud, making it difficult to effectively combat and prevent such crimes. For this reason, it is recommended that laws should be amended to clarify the responsibility of each subject, technical identification should be strengthened, and the platform supervision mechanism should be improved, so that the legal risks and social threats posed by AI-generated false information can be better dealt with. The conclusion of the study shows that only through all-round and multi-level legal reform and refinement can the legal order and social security be effectively maintained.