Scammers are using voices synthesized using AI to mimic the voices of victims’ family members, often over the phone, costing them thousands of dollars 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/05/ai-voice-scam/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

They thought loved ones were calling for help. It was an AI scam.

Scammers are using voices synthesized using AI to mimic the voices of victims’ family members, often over the phone, costing them thousands of dollars   https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/05/ai-voice-scam/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Bobby

Meta has removed 2 million accounts linked to pig-butchering scams, a type of scam where criminals gain a victim’s trust to lure them into investment schemes, the company said. 

https://therecord.media/meta-takedown-pig-butchering-2million-accounts?ref=platformer.news

 #Digital Wellness 📱🧘

Digital Wellness 📱🧘

Meta has removed 2 million accounts linked to pig-butchering scams, a type of scam where criminals gain a victim’s trust to lure them into investment schemes, the company said.   https://therecord.media/meta-takedown-pig-butchering-2million-accounts?ref=platformer.news   #Digital Wellness 📱🧘

In its latest security report, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp highlighted its role in fighting scams that originate in crime compounds, primarily in Asia.

Meta says it has removed 2 million accounts linked to pig butchering scams

Nate

Earlier this year, executives at finance software startup Runway had an idea about how they could boost sales.

Using artificial intelligence from OpenAI and other software, Runway’s engineers built a tool that scanned a list of potential corporate customers and drafted custom emails based on information in each of the customers’ websites. To make the messages seem more realistic and human-looking, CEO Siqi Chen told his team to instruct the AI to include at least one typo in each email.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/fear-and-skepticism-ai-automation-arrives-for-salespeople?offer=rtsu-engagement-24&utm_campaign=Expansion%3A+Fear+and&utm_content=5895&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=3999&rc=gzsl71

Earlier this year, executives at finance software startup Runway had an idea about how they could boost sales.  Using artificial intelligence from OpenAI and other software, Runway’s engineers built a tool that scanned a list of potential corporate customers and drafted custom emails based on information in each of the customers’ websites. To make the messages seem more realistic and human-looking, CEO Siqi Chen told his team to instruct the AI to include at least one typo in each email.  https://www.theinformation.com/articles/fear-and-skepticism-ai-automation-arrives-for-salespeople?offer=rtsu-engagement-24&utm_campaign=Expansion%3A+Fear+and&utm_content=5895&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=3999&rc=gzsl71

Todd Smith

Scamnetic has launched an AI-powered scam detection platform that aims to protect users from various types of scams across multiple communication channels, including email, text messages, chat platforms, and phone calls. The platform, now available to software providers via API integration, addresses the growing concern of fraud that cost global consumers over $10B and businesses $485.6B in 2023.

https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/06/startup-scamnetic-debuts-ai-powered-scam-detection-platform-detect-fraudsters-real-time/

This will probably be a HUGE growing industry.

Scamnetic has launched an AI-powered scam detection platform that aims to protect users from various types of scams across multiple communication channels, including email, text messages, chat platforms, and phone calls. The platform, now available to software providers via API integration, addresses the growing concern of fraud that cost global consumers over $10B and businesses $485.6B in 2023.  https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/06/startup-scamnetic-debuts-ai-powered-scam-detection-platform-detect-fraudsters-real-time/  This will probably be a HUGE growing industry.

Startup Scamnetic debuts AI-powered scam detection platform to detect fraudsters in real time - SiliconANGLE

AI scams were chosen as the biggest concern about the technology, according to a Microsoft survey of nearly 17,000 online users. Scammers can use AI to impersonate customer support agents, businesses, or even family and friends, to fraudulently request money or personal information.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/DigitalSafety/research/global-online-safety-survey

AI scams were chosen as the biggest concern about the technology, according to a Microsoft survey of nearly 17,000 online users. Scammers can use AI to impersonate customer support agents, businesses, or even family and friends, to fraudulently request money or personal information.  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/DigitalSafety/research/global-online-safety-survey

Sam Mendoza

Will this be enforceable?

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously voted to ban the use of AI-generated voices in scam robocalls. 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/08/tech/fcc-scam-robocalls-ai-generated-voices/index.html

Will this be enforceable?  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously voted to ban the use of AI-generated voices in scam robocalls.   https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/08/tech/fcc-scam-robocalls-ai-generated-voices/index.html

The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to outlaw scam robocalls featuring fake, artificial intelligence-created voices, cracking down on so-called “deepfake” technology that experts say 

Bobby

A group of likeminded people in Artificial Intelligence are talking about this.