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AI voice cloning technology has advanced significantly, enabling the creation of realistic audio from brief samples. While this innovation has beneficial uses in areas like audiobooks and marketing, it also poses risks for scams and fraud. Consumer Reports evaluated six leading voice cloning tools to assess their safeguards against unauthorized voice cloning.
The evaluation revealed that four out of six tools lacked adequate protections to prevent unauthorized voice cloning. Only Descript and Resemble AI implemented additional measures to ensure consent, such as requiring users to record a consent statement. Recommendations include enhancing security protocols and emphasizing the companies' responsibilities to prevent misuse.
• Four out of six voice cloning tools lack adequate security measures.
• Descript and Resemble AI implement stronger consent protocols.
Voice cloning refers to the technology that replicates a person's voice using AI, which can be exploited for scams.
A consent mechanism is a process that ensures users have legal rights to clone a voice, crucial for ethical AI use.
Fraudulent audio involves the use of cloned voices to deceive individuals, often for financial gain.
Descript is a voice cloning tool that requires users to record a consent statement to generate clones.
Resemble AI ensures the first voice clone is based on real-time audio recording, enhancing user consent.
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