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The Latest AI Scams Look And Sound Just Like You

By now we’re familiar with the many ways hackers and scammers try to fool us into handing over our personal data–and our money. But the thieves keep getting more sophisticated. And now they have a powerful new tool at their disposal: artificial intelligence, which can mimic websites, financial documents and even our faces and voices. In this episode, Bloomberg’s <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AR7VPQu5ZQw/nabila-ahmed">Nabila Ahmed</a> and <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AOp9QONQAko/adam-haigh">Adam Haigh</a> talk about the new wave of financial fraud that’s taking shape–and how banks and governments are racing to keep up. Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-21/money-scams-deepfakes-ai-will-drive-10-trillion-in-financial-fraud-and-crime">Deepfake Imposter Scams Are Driving a New Wave of Fraud</a> Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: <a href="https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK">https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK</a>  Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at <a href="mailto:bigtake@bloomberg.net">bigtake@bloomberg.net</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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