Film company is targeted by fake AI Benedict Cumberbatch

A film production company was targeted by fraudsters using a voice'clone' of Benedict Cumberbatch created by AI, the company revealed to DailyMail.com. An eerily convincing Benedict Cumberbatch phoned the company to discuss a film deal, says Bob William, screenwriter and director at Peabody Films, a company based in Malaga, Spain. The AI Cumberbatch was '100 percent the voice', says Mr William, adding that the company was convinced it was the real actor at first. When'Cumberbatch' and his agent refused to meet in-person, they realized the ruse, saving themselves from losing money. But, many others have fallen for similar scams, as AI is opening the door for new tools that bad actors can use to steal money from unsuspecting people.