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AI can steal your voice and there’s not much you can do about it | Voice cloning programs - most of which are free - have flimsy barriers to prevent nonconsensual impersonations, a new report finds


Voice cloning programs — most of which are free- have flimsy barriers to prevent nonconsensual impersonations, a new report finds.

Most leading artificial intelligence voice cloning programs have no meaningful barriers to stop people from nonconsensually impersonating others, a Consumer Reports investigation found. Voice cloning AI technology has made remarkable strides in recent years, and many services can effectively mimic a person’s cadence with only a few seconds of sample audio. “We recognize the potential for misuse of this powerful tool and have implemented robust safeguards to prevent the creation of deepfakes and protect against voice impersonation,” a spokesperson for Resemble AI told NBC News in an emailed statement.

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