Protect yourself from phone scammers who are using faked AI voices [Video]

Never before has it been easier to clone a human voice. New AI tools can take a voice sample, process it, copy it, and say anything in the voice of the original. It’s been a thing since as early as 2018, but modern tools can do it faster, more accurately, and with greater ease.

Don’t believe it? OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, presented a project this year that showed how it’s possible to clone a voice with nothing more than a 15-second recording.

OpenAI’s tool isn’t yet publicly available and it’s said to have security measures in place to prevent misuse. However, Eleven Labs offers a similar service — you can clone a voice from a one-minute audio sample for just $6 — and this one is available to everyone.

You can see how this might be abused. Scammers and fraudsters can use phone calls and videos uploaded to social media to obtain voice …