Senate Hears Testimony About Scammer Who Used AI To Clone The Voice Of Man’s “Arrested” Son [VIDEO]

The Hill reports:

Tech scholars and scam victims told lawmakers artificial intelligence (AI) is driving more sophisticated scams during a Senate hearing Thursday morning. Witness Gary Schildhorn testified about his experience being scammed. The scammer used AI to mimic his son’s voice.

The scammer, posing as an attorney, told Schildhorn his son had been driving while drunk, caused a car accident and would need 10 percent of a $90,000 bail after failing a breathalyzer.

“How did they get my son’s voice? The only conclusion I can come up with is that they used artificial intelligence, or AI, to clone his voice,” Schildhorn said.

Read the full article. Watch the clip. It’s quite the ride.

Philadelphia attorney Gary Schildhorn tells a Senate panel about his story of an attempted scam against him where his son’s voice was spoofed by artificial intelligence. pic.twitter.com/F5mTRF66an

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