Voice Security Company Warns of Synthetic Speech in Political Messaging

The co-founder of a company that specializes in voice security said detecting synthetic speech in the realm of political messaging is going to become increasingly important so voters can stay informed. In January, voters in New Hampshire received a deepfake robocall of President Joe Biden designed to trick them into staying home instead of voting in the primary election.

Researchers at another AI company say ElevenLabs is also the same company used to recreate Biden's voice made it seem like Adams could speak several foreign languages. The idea, the mayor said, was to enable him to speak directly to people in their native languages about city services and opportunities. “People stop me on the street all the time, and say, ‘I didn’t know you speak Mandarin,’” Adams said at the time. Three months later, ElevenLabs is in the news again — this time, for an alleged connection to a political dirty trick

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