Crazy scam - using AI to mimic a family members voice

Oct 5, 2024
4:06:19pm

Blue Ridge All-American

The Terrifying A.I. Scam That Uses Your Loved One’s Voice

Charles Bethea writes about the emergence of a scam that uses artificial intelligence to replicate a familiar person’s voice to persuade victims that their loved one is in trouble and needs them to send money.

https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/the-terrifying-ai-scam-that-uses-your-loved-ones-voice?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3tanieEJLxjI9Zjlwe6O-kOkn51hLNRT7lJxXzURmkkwcxc5psQwbZie4_aem_0wUImE_Wpa5tRhTHZeL3TQ

This just happened to someone in our ward, someone called from an unknown number and it was her daughter’s voice saying she just got robbed, then a man got on saying she was using his phone and the scam started. The mom called her daughter and there was nothing wrong.