Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra Claims AI Voice Scam Impersonated ASEAN Leader Requesting Money
January 15, 2025
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra reported being targeted by an AI-generated voice scam that mimicked a well-known but undisclosed ASEAN leader. The scam is alleged to have involved a realistic voice message requesting a donation, falsely claiming Thailand was the only ASEAN nation yet to contribute.
- Alleged deployer
- unknown-scammers
- Alleged developer
- unknown-ai-voice-cloning-developer
- Alleged harmed parties
- paetongtarn-shinawatra, general-public-of-thailand, asean
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/902
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