Phone by Google wants to combat the “growing threat of impersonation scams” and protect Android users against “sophisticated, AI-powered deepfake attacks” with fake call detection.
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Imagine your phone rings. The caller ID says “Mom.” You answer, and it sounds exactly like her; she has the same tone, the same voice. However, the person on the other end isn’t your mom — it’s a scammer using AI tools to impersonate her and demand money from you for a fake emergency.
Scammers spoof the phone number, routing calls through internet-based software to make it appear as though the call is originating from a familiar, trusted contact.
Then they use easily accessible AI deepfake technology to sound exactly like an authority figure, family member, or employer. In fact, experts say AI audio deepfakes have become so realistic that most people can no longer reliably distinguish them from real human voices.
