Voice Cloning and the FTC competition to detect and prevent them
There have been many stories of how fake voice clones are being used to scam or mislead victims. Fake audio purporting to be of President Joe Biden, artists, TV personalities, and famous athletes has been reported in the news. They aim to convince people to perform an action, such as not vote or get a product or service. Targeted phishing attacks against a person using fake voice clones of loved ones pretending to be in trouble are also used. The message asks the victim to transfer money to help out the relative who is in trouble. Imagine a phone call from your daughter, son, or partner asking you to transfer a few thousand dollars because they are in hospital, jail or have been kidnapped. Even through this article focuses on audio fakes, the technology is evolving. In February, CNN reported that a finance worker a multinational firm was duped to pay out $25 million after video call with deepfake of the CFO. He attended a video call with other members of staff all of who...