Gizmodo:

The CEO of an energy firm based in the UK thought he was following his boss’s urgent orders in March when he transferred funds to a third-party. But the request actually came from the AI-assisted voice of a fraudster.

Stories of AI fakes fooling real people continue to roll out. And, I suspect, they’ll only become more numerous as the tools for video and audio deep fakes become more prevalent and more sophisticated.

I’m less worried about someone calling, pretending to be someone asking me to transfer funds. I’m more concerned about the scam where someone imitates a family member, either in peril, or just asking for some personal information. In the heat of the moment, it’s easy to fall for something like this.