Ryan T. Murphy founded The Family Word to help families build small, durable defenses against AI voice-clone scams. He writes about elder fraud, family safety, and the consumer-facing side of trust technology. He lives in the United States.
Why The Family Word exists
The Family Word is a $59 kit and private hotline that helps families stop AI voice-clone scams against their aging parents. The product is a kitchen-table routine: a question your family agrees on, a small physical card with a number on it, and a private hotline that rings the family members you choose when something feels off.
The Federal Trade Commission and FBI IC3 have been raising the alarm on imposter scams for two years. The fix that works does not need an app or a subscription — it needs a moment of pause and a family member on the other end of a phone.
What I write about
Plain-spoken reads on AI voice clone scams, what regulators are saying, and how to protect the people you love. The full archive lives on the blog.
How to reach me
Email hello@thefamilyword.com. Press, partnership, and bulk-order inquiries are read directly by the founder.
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