McLarens reports 300% rise in suspected fake document use in Q1 2023

Bad AI

’Fakes are becoming more sophisticated and easier to come by,’ says head of investigation

Loss adjusting business McLarens UK and Ireland reported a 300% rise in the use of suspected fake documents in insurance claims in Q1 2023, with the firm’s head of investigation, Brendan Gillooly, attributing this uptick to the impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI).

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