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Can AI voice cloning companies guarantee complete accuracy and safety for their voice manipulation technology if approached to simulate a CEO's voice for a sensitive business presentation?
AI voice cloning technology can recreate a human voice with 99.5% accuracy using just 30 minutes of audio recording.
The global voice cloning market is projected to reach $1.4 billion by 2027, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 35.5%.
AI-generated voices can sound so similar to human voices that they can deceive even the most discerning listeners, including the original voice owners themselves.
In 2019, a study found that 60% of people could not distinguish between a human voice and an AI-generated voice, even when the audio was of poor quality.
The first AI-generated voice clone was created in 2018 by a company called Respeecher, which replicated the voice of a famous celebrity without their consent.
AI voice cloning technology uses a process called WaveNet, which generates audio signals using a neural network that predicts the next audio sample based on the previous ones.
To create a voice clone, AI companies typically need around 100-200 sentences of recorded audio from the target voice, which can be obtained from public speeches, interviews, or social media videos.
Voice actors are now including clauses in their contracts that prohibit the use of their voices for AI cloning without their express permission.
One company, Truecaller, has developed an AI-powered call scanner that can detect fake calls generated using AI voice cloning technology in real-time.
AI voice cloning technology has also been used to create "digital twins" of deceased celebrities, allowing them to "speak" from beyond the grave.
The FTC has launched a challenge to address the potential harms of AI-enabled voice cloning, including fraud and the misuse of biometric data.
Researchers have warned that AI voice cloning technology could be used to create "deep fakes" of politicians, allowing for the creation of highly realistic fake speeches or statements.
Experts estimate that a skilled AI voice cloning company could create a convincing fake voice of a CEO or politician in just a few days.
AI voice cloning technology has also been used to help people with speech disorders, such as apraxia, to communicate more effectively.
The ethics of AI voice cloning are still largely unregulated, with many experts calling for stricter laws and regulations to prevent the misuse of this technology.
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