Voice-enabled AI agents can automate everything, even your phone scams
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Researchers at UIUC demonstrated that OpenAI's Realtime API with GPT-4o, combined with simple browser automation and prompt-jailbreaking, can automate voice-based phone scams (credential theft, fund transfers, gift card exfiltration) at low cost and with significant success rates; the paper reports a 36% average success rate, per-scam cost around $0.75, and highlights risks, limitations, and mitigation challenges while noting OpenAI's safety controls and policy stance.
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