AI scam calls that mimic familiar voices are a growing problem, here’s how they work

Call scams that use artificial intelligence to mimic the voices of people you may know are used to exploit unsuspecting members of the public. These calls use what is known as generative AI, which refers to systems that can create text, images, or any other medium such as video, based on a user’s requests. Deepfakes … Read more

We are hurtling towards a glitchy, spam, scam, AI-driven Internet

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly AI newsletter. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last week, AI insiders heatedly discussed an open letter signed by Elon Musk and various industry heavyweights arguing that AI poses an existential risk to humanity. They have asked the labs to … Read more