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New legislation targets scammers that use AI to deceive – December 2025

Author/Source: Tony Romm, Cyberscoop See the full link here

Takeaway

This article explains how new laws are being considered to stop scammers who use artificial intelligence to trick people. You will learn about how “deepfake” technology is used in scams and what lawmakers are doing to fight it.

Technical Subject Understandability

Beginner

Analogy/Comparison

Dealing with AI scammers is like playing a game where someone can perfectly copy another player’s moves or voice to cheat and win.

Why It Matters

AI can create fake voices and videos that are so real they can trick people into giving away money or personal information. For example, scammers have used AI to imitate a child’s voice to scare their parents into sending money.

Related Terms

Deepfakes, Artificial intelligence (AI), Synthetic media. Jargon Conversion: Deepfakes are fake videos or sounds made by computers that look or sound real, making it seem like someone said or did something they didn’t. Artificial intelligence (AI) is computer technology that can learn and solve problems, like creating these realistic fake videos or voices. Synthetic media is any type of picture, sound, or video that has been made or changed by a computer program, often using AI, to look like real content.