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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

AI could ‘turbo-charge fraud’ and be monopolised by tech companies, Andrew Leigh warns

Anthony Albanese’s government is conducting a consultation into safeguards to achieve safe and responsible AI.
Anthony Albanese’s government is conducting a consultation into safeguards to achieve safe and responsible AI. Photograph: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence could “turbo-charge fraud” and exacerbate anti-competitive practices including collusion, the assistant competition minister, Andrew Leigh, has warned.

In a speech to the McKell Institute on Wednesday, Leigh warned that deepfake videos and voice clones could have criminal applications, including by tricking people into thinking a relative is in trouble and in need of an urgent transfer of money.

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