The UK's artificial intelligence institute warned this week that the UK is woefully under-equipped to counter AI-enabled cybercrime, naming romance fraud specifically as a problem that could be exacerbated as criminals get to grips with the latest off-the-shelf AI tools.
The Alan Turing Institute's Centre for Emerging Technology and Security said AI presented the opportunity to empower scammers with greater powers of persuasion, and make it easier for non-native speakers to build the required rapport with victims, ultimately making their frauds more successful.
- Connor Jones
