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Last Week in AI #255: AI voice scams, flood of bad AI translations, self-rewarding LLMs, FTC probes AI partnerships of tech giants, and more!

Scammers using AI to mimic police voice, web is inundated with low-quality machine translations, new method for LLM self improvement, FTC investigates tech giants' investments in AI startups

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Jan 29, 2024
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‘‘Where is my son?’ Scammers using AI put Bay Area family through terrifying ordeal

Amy and Andy Trapp almost became the victims of an AI-generated phone scam that convincingly mimicked their son's voice to trick them into handing over cash for his supposed bail from jail. The Trapp family received a phone call from people claiming to be their so…

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