I cloned my voice in seconds using a free AI app, and we really need to talk about speech synthesis

That voice you hear – even one you recognize – might not be real, and you may have no way of knowing. Voice synthesis is not ...
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The AI "Grandkid" Voice Clone Scam That's Stealing Seniors' Life Savings

AI voice cloning scams stole $5 billion from seniors in 2024 using 30 seconds of social media audio to create convincing fake ...
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Consumer Reports exposes alarming growth in AI voice scams

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Imagine getting a call from a loved one, terrified, desperate, begging for help. But what if that voice wasn't real? Scammers now use powerful AI voice-cloning apps to steal voices ...
9NEWS

AI voice-cloning scams surge amid lack of federal protections, experts warn

DENVER — Imagine getting a call from a loved one terrified, desperate, begging for help. But what if that voice wasn't real? Scammers now use powerful AI voice-cloning apps to steal voices or mimic ...
Technical

This app is using voice cloning to help people with speech loss sound like themselves again

When David Betts was diagnosed with ALS, he became fixated on finding a tool that could help him keep his voice – but none of them sounded human. “I didn’t know how long I would have my voice,” Betts ...
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5 ON YOUR SIDE: AI voice-cloning scams and deepfakes

Imagine getting a call from a loved one, terrified, desperate, begging for help. But what if that voice wasn’t real? Scammers now use powerful AI voice-cloning apps to steal voices or mimic someone ...
WMUR

AI voice-cloning scams target victims with deepfake technology

YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY. DEEPFAKE TECHNOLOGY IS GETTING MORE CONVINCING EVERY DAY. AND BEN COLEMAN, THE HEAD OF A DEEPFAKE DETECTION COMPANY, SAYS IT’S THE NUMBER ONE ...
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AI voice-cloning scams: How deepfakes steal voices and how to protect yourself from them

INDIANAPOLIS (CONSUMER REPORTS) — Imagine getting a call from a loved one terrified, desperate, begging for help. But what if that voice wasn’t real? Scammers now use powerful AI voice-cloning apps to ...
Forbes

Eleven Labs Secures $80 Million For Voice Cloning, AI Photo App Artisse Bags $6.7 Million, AI Art Films

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room, Jan. 19, 2024, in Washington. The New Hampshire attorney general's office says it is investigating reports of an apparent robocall that used ...
Entrepreneur

Listen to ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ Read By Dorothy Herself Thanks to a New AI App That Cloned Judy Garland’s Voice

Text-to-speech AI startup ElevenLabs has a new, free Reader App that uses AI cloning to replicate the voices of Judy Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds and Sir Laurence Olivier. The app can take any ...
New York Post

I lost my voice because of a tumor — but an AI clone gave it and my confidence back to me

A woman lost her voice — but artificial intelligence helped her get it back. Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had a golf ball-sized vascular tumor lodged near the back of her brain, pressing on her brain stem and ...