AI scams will surge next year — agree on a secret passphrase with family now, says Chopra
paraschopra · x · 2026-10-20
Paras Chopra predicts a sudden rise in the volume and sophistication of digital scams next year as AI capabilities grow. His practical countermeasure: agree on a secret paraphrase with friends and family in person now, so you can verify it's really them on the other end — a low-cost defense against AI-powered voice cloning and deepfake fraud.
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