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483 Tech firms wage war on deepfake scams fueled by AI

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Firstpost @ Firstpost Tech 3 place · 03/19/2025 05:54 EDT

Tech firms wage war on deepfake scams fueled by AI

Ever-improving generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies have become weapons in the hands of criminals looking to defraud individuals out of their money or even their identities

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