Good morning, it’s Monday March 6th. I am Jose Montes de Oca and you are listening to Newslit daily, expertly curated news bits on what is happening around us to supercharge your mornings

In today's edition:

They thought loved ones were calling for help. It was an AI scam. Scammers are using voice-cloning AI to impersonate family members in distress, sometimes spoofing specific numbers to further the ruse, and victims fall for it. (Pranshu Verma / Washington Post)

Twitter can't protect you from trolls any more, insiders say. Current and former Twitter employees have revealed features intended to protect Twitter users from harassment are proving difficult to maintain, amid what they describe as a chaotic working environment where Musk is shadowed by bodyguards at all times. (Marianna Spring / BBC)

The Vindication of Ask Jeeves. Charlie Warzel from The Atlantic interviews Ask Jeeves' co-creator Garrett Gruener, who says his original idea was similar to the chatbots Microsoft and Google are trying to build today. (Charlie Warzel via The Atlantic)

Using A.I. to Detect Breast Cancer That Doctors Miss. Hungary has become a major testing ground for A.I. software to spot cancer, as doctors debate whether the technology will replace them in medical jobs. (Adam Satariano / The New York Times)

This Algorithm Could Ruin Your Life. Algorithms are being used in welfare systems across Europe to hunt for fraud. These machines make life-changing decisions about millions of people. They claim to be accurate and fair. The results were troubling. (Matt Burgess / WIRED)

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— Jose Montes de Oca

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