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Last week UK prime minister Keir Starmer said artificial intelligence (AI) could help fix potholes, teach our kids and slash the cost of public services.<\/p>\n

What he failed to mention is that AI is a dream come true for scammers.<\/p>\n

In the latest episode of Unseen Money<\/a>, listen to Timur Yunusov and Paul Amery discuss the latest digital payments scams…and how to prevent them.<\/p>\n

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The New Money Review podcast<\/a> brings you the best minds from the world of money. <\/em><\/p>\n

From economics to payments, financial markets, technology, law, digital assets, crime and fraud, you’ll find an episode that interests you.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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