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Re:Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices f... by Apocryphon on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @03:03PM (#35346178)
You're not wrong, all of that is great. But the capacity for even more spam calls and scammers generating fraudulent content with cloned voice samples will be an immensely annoying issue. Anyone who owns a phone in the modern age absolutely cannot be a Pollyanna when looking at this technology. There are real issues that must be addressed.
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Re:Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices f... by rcme on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @03:47PM (#35346793)
Is access to realistic voice really the limiting factor in spam calling?
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Re:Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices f... by mike_d on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @06:38PM (#35349029)
Right now if your brother texts you and says they are stuck somewhere and need you to wire them $500, you call them and verify it is legitimate. That is the best answer we have for users.

Once your brothers voice has been cloned and generative AI can deep fake his face on a video call, we are pretty much screwed.

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Re:Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices f... by rcme on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @12:19AM (#35352484)
I usually just make sure the number is right.
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Re:Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices f... by Apocryphon on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:36PM (#35360520)
How would you do that if they're claiming they lost their phone and are thus calling for a pay phone or the phone in a police station?
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