Senators Demand AI Companies Address Rising AI-Enabled Scams Impacting Americans
Senators Maggie Hassan and Josh Hawley have sent letters to major AI companies, including Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Perplexity, and xAI, demanding information on how they are combating AI-enabled scams. The senators are concerned about the increasing sophistication and frequency of scams facilitated by generative AI, which allows criminals to create realistic fraudulent documents, websites, and phone calls. The letters request details on the companies' systems for tracking scams, user authentication measures, and cooperation with government efforts to combat fraud. The senators emphasize the need for AI companies to prevent the misuse of their platforms for fraudulent activities, particularly as these scams often target vulnerable populations like the elderly. 
