Should we fear an attack of the voice clones? - BBC News

Audio deepfakes are easy to make, hard to detect, and getting more convincing, experts say.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The real President Biden makes a callBy Chris VallanceTechnology reporter"It's important that you save your vote for the November election," the recorded message told prospective voters last month, ahead of a New Hampshire Democratic primary election. It sounded a lot like the President.

But votes don't need to be saved, and the voice was not Joe Biden but likely a convincing AI clone.

The incident has turned fears about AI-powered audio-fakery up to fever pitch - and the technology is getting more powerful, as I learned when I approached a cybersecurity company about the issue.

We set-up a call, which went like this:

"Hey, Chris, this is Rafe Pilling from Secureworks. I'm returning your call about a potential interview. How's it going?"

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