About this episode

The episode discusses a real-life case of a couple in Cape Town who were scammed by someone impersonating their son using AI technology.

Or what AI convinces you – using voice and video cloning – is your own son, lying in a hospital bed and in desperate need of funds. This actually happened to a Cape Town couple. Thalia Pillay, co-founder and CEO of Orca Fraud, traces the frightening outlines of this new frontier of AI scams. Moneyweb Crypto news articles

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