Re:OpenVoice: Versatile Instant Voice Cloning
by grayhatter on Monday January 01, 2024 @07:34PM
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That's correct, I believe it shouldn't be illegal to know anything. Nor do I think science needs any kind of regulation.
Hurting people, lying, that's already illegal.
I think Maybe you misunderstood my argument. My argument isn't that good guy with a voice cloaner is the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a voice cloaner. That's, as you pointed out, stupid. My argument is that no one benefits if how easy it is to make one remains a secret to everyone but the bad guys.
While you can’t make it go away, you can disincentivize propagation and use which can be the difference between thousands of cases of scams/extortions and millions. Until there’s a stronger argument for voice cloning models (talking to a dead loved one is creepy and not a positive argument) then we shouldn’t encourage tools with overwhelmingly nefarious utility.