Expert warns "AI is being weaponized" as spam calls get more deceptive during tax season
- Mar 21
- 1 min read
Clayton LiaBraaten with the spam call blocking app TrueCaller says the technology is getting more sophisticated.
"AI is being weaponized against the consumer. So now I can have better scripts, I can synthesize an American accent, even if I'm calling from Eastern Europe or East Asia. So it's a very busy time of year for us to try to protect consumers and our users," LiaBraaten said.
In 2023, Suffolk County Police told CBS News New York Investigates that an alleged scammer used AI to mimic a real girl's voice to trick her grandfather into paying thousands of dollars.
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