Criminals cloning Brits VOICES with AI to steal cash & victims ‘don’t even realise’ they’re being raided, watchdog warns

CROOKS are using AI to clone victim's voices and set up unauthorised direct debits over the phone. That's according to a watchdog that says the shocking scheme is part of "an organised criminal operation". Many Brits will be familiar with AI in form of helpful chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Gemini. But criminals are...


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