White House AI chief cited 'voice cloning' as a major regulatory challenge
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White House deputy chief of staff Bruce Reed has said that AI "voice cloning" technology is a major concern for regulators.
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He said society has not yet realised how much a perfect fake human voice could affect our lives. People will stop trusting calls unless they are sure the voice is real, Reid believes.
Already, scammers are using technology for more believable scams. According to the FTC, there has been an increase in cases in the U.S. of scammers calling victims on behalf of relatives in distress.
Analysts at cybersecurity firm McAfee say a 3-4 second sample is enough to create a convincing voice fake.
At the same time, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is using AI to call residents in languages he doesn't speak. According to him, this allows him to reach more people.
However, experts believe that this is rather misleading and requires clear rules for the use of such technologies.
There are also now already voice cloning platforms that allow you to create a fake voice in a few clicks. Among them is ElevenLabs, which faced various cases of fraud shortly after coming out of beta.
Go Deeper:
- New York City mayor uses AI to robocall in languages he's unfamiliar with
- ElevenLabs voice generation service has come out of beta and gained support for 30 languages
Source: Business Insider