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Sam Altman Warns AI Voice Cloning Fuels Imminent Fraud Crisis

Key Takeaways Sam Altman warns of an imminent AI-driven fraud crisis, citing voice authentication as critically vulnerable . Financial institutions still using voiceprints for authentication are called "crazy" by Altman; AI can now flawlessly clone voices and soon video . The FBI confirms AI voice scams are already targeting parents and officials, including impersonations of Marco Rubio . Altman advocates for "proof of human" tools like The Orb by Tools for Humanity and urges overhauled authentication systems . Regulatory gaps persist: 85% of countries lack AI policies, while the EU’s AI Act imposes fines up to 7% of global turnover for violations . Voiceprints Are Dead Sam Altman stood at the Federal Reserve on Tuesday. He told bankers and regulators something obvious. Voice authentication is suicide. Financial institutions still use voiceprints to move money. Say a phrase. Prove you’re you. Altman called it crazy. AI kills that method. It kills it dead. He knows. ...