US Senate warns AI scams threaten senior citizensWashington: Alarmed by the rapid rise of artificial intelligence-enabled fraud, a bipartisan US Senate panel has warned that deepfakes, cloned voices and AI chatbots are exposing older Americans to increasingly sophisticated scams, in a development with growing relevance for India and the Indian diaspora as similar technology-driven fraud spreads worldwide. “AI can be used to make fraudulent videos known as deepfakes, impersonating experts and celebrities to try to fraud our seniors,” Scott said. She also disclosed that she had written to leading AI companies, including OpenAI and Meta, seeking details on safeguards for older adults and people with disabilities. Another witness, Los Angeles surgeon Dr David Amron, described how fraudsters used AI to create a convincing deepfake video falsely showing him endorsing a fake medical product. India has witnessed a sharp increase in AI-enabled cyber fraud, including voice-cloning scams, deepfake videos and digitally manipulated impersonation schemes targeting bank customers, business executives and families.