82: Voice Mimicking Software Swindles Company

Published: Sept. 11, 2019, 5:40 p.m.

A British energy firm lost about $240k due to an AI system imitating a managing director in the company. The fraudsters instructed a lower level employee to transfer funds to a Hungarian account after mimicking their boss' voice, intonation, and even his German accent with the tech. Should we be worried?

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