OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has revealed a voice cloning tool, called Voice Enginewhich can duplicate someone’s speech based on just a 15-second sample of the person’s voice.
A tool is not yet available to everyone and the company plans to keep it under strict control until security measures are implemented to prevent audio spoofing designed to deceive listeners.
“We recognize that generating speech that resembles people’s voices presents serious risks, which are especially prominent in an election year,” the company said in a statement.
“We are engaging partners from across the United States, governments, media, entertainment companies, education, civil society and other sectors to ensure we are incorporating their feedback as we build,” he added.
Disinformation researchers fear the widespread use of software powered by artificial intelligence (AI) in an election year.
Admitting these issues, OpenAI stated that it is “taking a cautious and informed approach to a wider rollout due to the potential for misuse of synthetic voices.”
OpenAI said its partners testing the Voice Engine have agreed to the rules, including the need for explicit, informed consent from anyone whose voice is duplicated.
It should also be clear to the public when the voices they are hearing are generated by AI, the company added.
“We have implemented a set of security measures, including watermarking to track the origin of any audio generated by the Voice Engine, as well as proactive monitoring of how it is being used,” the company assured.
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