Gov't develops AI-based voice analysis model to fight phishing

• Published date: 22 February 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

Officials from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's integrated data analysis center and the National Forensic Service hold a news conference to unveil a new artificial intelligence-based voice analysis model aimed at combating voice phishing crimes at the government complex in the central city of Sejong, Feb. 22. Yonhap

The government on Wednesday unveiled a new artificial intelligence-based voice analysis model aimed at combating voice phishing scams.

The program was jointly developed by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's integrated data analysis center and the National Forensic Service, and will be deployed in investigations later this month, the ministry said during a news conference in the central city of Sejong.

The AI model compares the voices of suspected scammers with existing voice data from known criminals.

The National Forensic Service has utilized voice analysis models developed in Russia and Britain, but the models' accuracy in identifying...