| Voice Clone Makes Deepfakes Easier and More Accessible Than Ever – The New York Times Deepfakes, images and videos that are altered with artificial intelligence (AI) to create realistic yet false content, have become increasingly prominent in recent years. Now, thanks to AI, it’s easier and cheaper than ever to create deepfakes. A new technology, known as voice cloning, makes it easy and accessible for anyone to create a realistic voice recording of someone else. This technology uses AI to analyze audio recordings of an individual's voice and replicate it. With this technology, it is much more affordable and faster to create a deepfake. Not only is the process faster and easier, but the deepfakes created with voice cloning are becoming increasingly realistic. As the technology continues to improve and users become more comfortable using it to make deepfakes, the possibilities for misuse of deepfakes become greater. Voice cloning technology can be used for many applications, including entertainment, medical diagnostics, and customer service. However, without proper regulation and monitoring, it could be used for malicious purposes, such as creating false news reports and spreading fake news. To protect against this misuse, it is important for governments and technology companies to create regulations and better educate citizens about the potential consequences of using deepfakes created with this technology. |