The AI boom is fuelling scams. What can be done to stop them?

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AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot miniature in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology becomes more sophisticated, more people around the world are falling prey to criminal schemes [Dado Ruvic/Reuters]

What would you do if you picked up the phone and heard the voice of a relative begging you for help while kidnappers held them ransom? As artificial intelligence (AI) technology becomes more sophisticated, more people around the world are falling prey to such scams. In the United States alone, $2.6bn was lost in imposter schemes last year. As AI technology continues to develop, experts warn such scams are getting easier to produce. So what can be done to stop them?

In this episode: 

  • Wasim Khaled, (@wasimkhal) CEO and co-founder, Blackbird.AI

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra and Fahrinisa Campana with our host Natasha Del Toro, in for Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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Source: Al Jazeera

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