How a fake AI ‘you’ could con your parents out of thousands
The ruse is on the rise in the UK and uses cheap and readily available artificial intelligence.
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Show Notes
With just a few seconds of your voice, a scammer can create a fake AI version of “you”, call your parents and potentially scam them out of thousands of pounds. The ruse is on the rise in the UK and uses cheap and readily available artificial intelligence. So how does it work and how can you protect yourself when just three seconds of audio is enough to create a fake you?
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Guest: Katie Tarrant, news reporter, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.
Clips: Sky / Esfand, fakeyou.com, 12News, NBC, ElevenLabs, ITV.
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