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Scammers are using AI to create fake voice and photos to cheat people
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Once a scammer downloads a short sample from an audio clip from someone’s social media, they can use AI voice-synthesizing tools.
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Computer-generated children’s voices so realistic they fool their own parents. Masks created with photos from social media that can penetrate a system protected by face ID. They sound like the stuff of science fiction, but these techniques are already available to criminals preying on everyday consumers.
The proliferation of scam tech has alarmed regulators, the police and people at the highest levels of the financial industry. Artificial intelligence (AI), in particular, is being used to “turbocharge” fraud, US Federal Trade Commission chairman Lina Khan warned recently, calling for increased vigilance from law enforcement.
