*[Enwl-eng] AI voice scams are on the rise: what you should know

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                  Global Edition - Today's top story: AI scam calls imitating familiar voices are a growing problem – here's how they work View in browser 
                   Global Edition | 13 July 2023 
                 
           
                   
                    
                 
           
           
                  We’ve probably all received phone calls from scammers, who push for sensitive details they can use to siphon money from us. Many of us are now alert to these grifts. Now imagine the voice at the other end was not a stranger, but your partner, or your child. If they were asking for money in an emergency, would you be confident enough to hang up on them?

                  Advances in artificial intelligence mean that “deepfake voice scams” are already a problem and could become much more serious. This is where recordings taken from social media are used to “clone” someone’s voice. Criminals can then say anything they want and make it sound like the person in question. An expert explains how the scams work and whether there’s anything we can do to avoid being caught out.

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                          Paul Rincon

                        Commissioning Editor, Science, Technology and Business
                       
                 
                   
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