AI Voice Scams Rise with 100,000 Daily Calls

AI-generated voice scams are rising, as demonstrated by a case in Hyderabad where a 72-year-old woman was defrauded of ₹1.97 lakh by scammers mimicking her sister-in-law's voice using AI. China's CCTV 315 Gala highlighted companies using AI to make up to 100,000 calls daily with bots that mimic human voices. This trend raises significant security concerns, as attackers exploit vulnerabilities in deep learning models. Despite the threat, efforts by content creators and engineers are underway to use AI against fraudsters by educating the public and developing countermeasures. Authorities advise implementing protective measures, such as enabling two-factor authentication, to combat these sophisticated scams.