To assist customers in identifying AI scam calls, Truecaller is launching a new tool that runs on artificial intelligence (AI). The AI Call Scanner function, which can distinguish between a human and an AI voice on a call, is being rolled out by the caller ID platform. The organization brought attention to the growing number of AI voice scams, in which malevolent actors utilize AI to impersonate well-known voices in order to trick others. Interestingly, the US will be the first to receive this capability.
The Truecaller AI Call Scanner feature has been launched
According to the company, the recently unveiled Truecaller AI Call Scanner tool can analyze a caller’s voice in real-time and communicate the results in a matter of seconds. The AI Call Scanner function records a caller’s speech for a few seconds and then uses an internal AI model to determine whether the caller is utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to swindle the user.
According to Truecaller, their AI model has been trained to recognize the distinctive qualities of human speech and set it apart from sounds produced by AI. It went on to say that even though the entire process only takes a few seconds, precision is maintained at a high level.
Users of Truecaller Premium who have the most recent version of the app (14.6) on Android will be able to use this functionality. The function is now being rolled out in the US, and the business has stated that it will be made available in India and other significant regions in the near future.
The business brought to light the fact that a number of malevolent actors attempt to extract money from victims by imitating human voices with AI. After social media videos are used to train the AI, the voice is utilized to call victims who are connected to the persons whose voices have been cloned.
When calling their victims, the con artists employ a voice that sounds familiar to them; this trick fools them into believing that it is one of their family. According to Truecaller, these frauds were first discovered in 2019 and have been much more prevalent in the years that have followed.
How to Utilize the AI Call Scanner on Truecaller
- Make Truecaller your go-to phone app.
- When you get a questionable call, tap on Start AI Detection.
- The AI will record the voice and momentarily put the call on hold.
- Await the notification that reads “Analyzing…” to know that the caller’s voice is being examined by the AI model.
- If the voice seems artificial, check the on-screen notification.