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Cybersecurity Expert Warns AI Voice Scams After $5,000 Loss
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- Morgan Wright, a U.S. cybersecurity expert, warns that AI-powered voice scams deceive Americans.
- AI tools can clone a family member’s voice from seconds of online audio.
- California mother Deborah Del Mastro transferred over $5,000 after scammers used her daughter’s cloned voice.
- Wright says detection software lags because AI models from xAI, Anthropic, OpenAI and Gemini change constantly.