OpenAI has developed voice-cloning technology that can replicate voices with just 15 seconds of recorded speech, but is withholding its release to the public due to concerns over misuse. The Mail has the details.
A new type of deepfake known as voice cloning has emerged in recent months, in which artificial intelligence (AI) is used to simulate your voice.
ChatGPT-maker, OpenAI, is the latest tech giant to develop voice cloning software – but it’s not releasing it to the public.
The creepy technology can replicate anyone’s voice within just 15 seconds of recorded speech.
And OpenAI has deemed it “too risky” for public use – particularly in an election year.
“We recognise that generating speech that resembles people’s voices has serious risks, which are especially top of mind in an election year,” the San Francisco company said in a statement.
OpenAI unveiled the Voice Engine technology on Friday, just over a week after filing a trademark application for the name. …
OpenAI says it plans to preview it with early testers “but not widely release this technology at this time” because of the dangers of misuse.
In New Hampshire, authorities are investigating robocalls sent to thousands of voters just before the presidential primary that featured an AI-generated voice mimicking President Joe Biden.
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