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Jul 2023
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The AI boom is fueling scams. What can b...

Al Jazeera
About this episode

What would you do if you picked up the phone and heard the voice of a relative begging you for help while kidnappers held them ransom? As AI technology becomes more sophisticated, more people around the world are falling prey to such scams. In the United States alone, $2.6 billion was lost in imposter scams last year. As AI technology continues to develop, experts warn such scams are getting easier to produce. So what can be done to stop them?

In this episode: 

  • Wasim Khaled, (@wasimkhal) CEO and co-founder, Blackbird.AI

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra and Fahrinisa Campana with our host Natasha Del Toro, in for Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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