
Alyssa Patrick
News Anchor and Reporter at WAND-TV (Decatur, IL)
News Anchor/Reporter | Syracuse University @NewhouseSU alumni | NJ ➡️ NY ➡️ MS ➡️ WV ➡️ TX ➡️ IL | Tweets are my own | https://t.co/hYc1tmGWcE
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Nov 14, 2024 |
wandtv.com | Alyssa Patrick
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND)- Property deed scams can steal your home out from under you. The FBI says it one of the types of real estate cyber crimes committed across the country. The agency says almost 10,000 of these real estate crimes were committed last year, and now scammers are targeting homeowners in central Illinois. "I got a phone call from a gentleman who was from Tennessee, and his story sounded real believable," Cindi Kruz, a partner at The Real Estate Group in Springfield, told WAND News.
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Aug 1, 2024 |
wandtv.com | Alyssa Patrick
WAND Investigates continues our deep dive of artificial intelligence. We sat down with local college professors to learn how they're adjusting their assignments college policies and communication, to adapt to AI. Generative AI is an incredibly powerful tool at students' fingertips, instantly and for free.
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Aug 1, 2024 |
wandtv.com | Alyssa Patrick
With a few clicks and less than $50 for software, criminals are using generative AI to commit cyber attacks, identity theft, child abuse and sextortion. "It makes it more challenging for law enforcement to determine origin and to be able to detect that, the systems are developing faster, you know, the technology developing faster than the ability to detect it," Justin Harris, a Computer Scientist with the FBI Springfield Office.
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Jul 30, 2024 |
wandtv.com | Alyssa Patrick
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND)- Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming smarter and more powerful each day. The technology is creeping into everyday life, changing the way we work, play and communicate. WAND News visited the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation (CAII) , both housed at the University of Illinois. "Its improving at a very significant speed.
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Jun 11, 2024 |
wandtv.com | Alyssa Patrick
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND)- WAND Investigates continues our examination of abuse in schools across Illinois. WAND has explained how cases are investigated and what the Illinois State Board of Education is doing to crackdown on educators who harm students.
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