Consumer Reports: many voice cloning programs, including ElevenLabs, Speechify, PlayHT, and Lovo, have flimsy barriers to prevent nonconsensual impersonations
It's easy to bypass steps that voice cloning services have taken to prevent nonconsensual voice cloning, according to the report.
Recorded Future: a recent Russian influence campaign “very likely” used AI-generated voiceovers from ElevenLabs and others to make videos appear more legitimate
Charles Rollet / TechCrunch :
A profile of ElevenLabs, whose founders seem unprepared for how its impressive AI voice cloning tech can change the internet and unleash political chaos
A profile of ElevenLabs, whose founders seem unprepared for how its impressive AI voice cloning tech can change the internet and unleash political chaos
My voice was ready. I'd been waiting, compulsively checking my inbox. I opened the email and scrolled until I saw a button that said, plainly, “Use voice.”
A profile of ElevenLabs, whose AI voice cloning tech is being used to spoof politicians; five of ElevenLabs' 40 employees are dedicated to trust and safety
ElevenLabs' technology is already being used to spoof political candidates and promote scammy products.
A look at The Shotline, a project using ElevenLabs' tech to create audio deepfakes of kids killed by gun violence, to place AI-generated calls to US lawmakers
Grieving parents made these audio deepfakes to stir the emotions of lawmakers. But they also mark a new era for artificial intelligence.
Source: ElevenLabs banned a creator's account after researchers said the company's tech was used to make an audio deepfake used in a fake Biden robocall
Company's technology used to create fake Biden recording, researchers say — The creator of an audio deepfake of US President Joe Biden urging people …
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, in jail since August 2023 for allegedly leaking classified documents, uses ElevenLabs' AI voice clone tool for a campaign speech
Agence France-Presse :
A WSJ columnist used Synthesia, ElevenLabs, and ChatGPT to create an AI video clone that could trick her bank's voice biometric system, make a TikTok, and more
This is a perfect example in the difference between proper #ai technology … Tweets: @yogapantschik : Well this is just fabulous! India, Philippines & Nigeria may actually convince me to extend my car'...
A WSJ columnist used Synthesia, ElevenLabs, and ChatGPT to create an AI clone that could trick her bank's voice biometric system, make a TikTok, and more
This is a perfect example in the difference between proper #ai technology … Jay Meier : Voice biometrics has never really been shown to be terribly effective. I know banks have used it and claimed it...