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Creating a convincing audio deepfake of Kamala Harris was surprisingly simple and inexpensive, costing only $5 and taking less than two minutes. This ease of access highlights the potential for generative AI to facilitate disinformation, especially during critical times like elections. The use of Cartesia's Voice Changer tool exemplifies how quickly and easily deepfakes can be produced, raising concerns about the lack of safeguards against misuse.
Experts suggest potential solutions like voice verification and content moderation laws, but skepticism remains about their effectiveness. The rapid growth of AI-generated deepfakes, which increased by 900% from 2019 to 2020, underscores the urgency of addressing this issue. As disinformation spreads, maintaining a critical perspective on viral content becomes essential for users.
• Creating deepfakes is alarmingly easy and inexpensive, raising disinformation concerns.
• AI-generated deepfakes increased by 900% from 2019 to 2020, highlighting urgency.
Deepfakes are synthetic media where a person's likeness is replaced with someone else's, often used maliciously.
Generative AI refers to algorithms that can create new content, such as images or audio, based on training data.
Voice cloning technology allows the creation of a digital replica of a person's voice using short audio samples.
Cartesia provides voice transformation tools, including a feature for voice cloning that raises ethical concerns.
Scale AI develops AI models for various applications, including a specialized model for defense operations.
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