Thailand says AI-powered enforcement effective against cross-border online fraud
By Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj ( June 27, 2025, 08:47 GMT | Insight) -- Thailand’s artificial intelligence systems and emergency legal powers to combat online financial fraud have proven effective at rapidly shutting down suspected mule accounts and swiftly removing fraudulent content, according to the country’s digital minister. Traditional enforcement tools would be unable to keep up with the scale and speed of tech-enabled scams that increasingly exploit cross-border infrastructure, Wisit Wisitsora-at, the permanent secretary of Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, told a panel discussion.Thailand’s artificial intelligence systems and emergency legal powers to combat online financial fraud have proven effective at rapidly shutting down suspected mule accounts and swiftly removing fraudulent content, according to the country’s digital minister....
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