Loved ones asking for help? No, it's an Artificial Intelligence scam

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Artificial intelligence has become a tool for scammers

So it is. We already know that the IA It is used for many things, including – unfortunately – to assist and increase known scams.

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O Whatsapp scam – when criminals pretend to be loved ones in danger and ask/demand money – it’s a no brainer, but thousands of people continue to be victimized every day. 😖

Now this trick gains another trick: Due to the ease of using AI programs, criminals can copy anyone's speech from a sample of just a few seconds. Typically, the technology used is deepfake, which can manipulate audio and simulate certain voices, such as timbre and tone..

As a result, it becomes difficult for the individual questionwhether you are actually talking to someone you know or not.

Scam has already cost more than US$11 million in losses

According to the report from The Washington Post (*(I.e.), in the United States, this type of scam has become the second most popular among scammers, with more than 36 thousand reports in 2022 alone, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). As a result, more than US$11 million was stolen. 💸

New tool from Microsoft

And the situation promemake you worse, see? With the increase in these AI tools, scams should become more frequent and sophisticated.

A Microsoft, for example, developed an AI capable of replicating human voices from samples of at least three seconds. 😱

Trained with more than 60 thousand hours of audio in English, the IA VALL-E can create speeches from a text, even simulating emotions, different tones of voice and expressions. (tecmundo)

It's not easy, but pay extra attention, okay? 🙃

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