Pig Butchering Scams and AI Voice Cloning: How to Recognize Both Before You Lose Money

AI-powered scams are becoming more convincing, making early detection more important than ever. Tero Vesalainen/ShutterstockYou receive a friendly text from a stranger who seems to have the wrong number. You reply out of courtesy. That small decision, responding to what looks like a harmless mistake, is how some insidious financial crimes begin.Back in 2023, cybersecurity firms claimed that AI voice cloning had advanced to the point where scammers could generate a convincing copy of a family member’s voice from as little as a few seconds of social media audio. Technology has advanced significantly since then.