Bank of England warns on AI scams as deepfakes of Farage-Bailey fight spread

The Bank of England has warned the public against falling for AI-generated scams after deepfake videos of Nigel Farage fighting its governor spread online. Andrew Bailey, the head of the BoE, said AI-generated content related to central banks was spreading and urged people to be “vigilant”. The governor spoke out after deepfake videos of the Reform UK leader and Bailey fighting on the set of BBC One’s Question Time appeared on the social media platform X. …