Keely Goodall2 April 2024 | 11:33

Too risky? OpenAI holds back rollout of voice cloning tool

Open AI has decided to keep its voice cloning tool away from the general public for now.

Too risky? OpenAI holds back rollout of voice cloning tool

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Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman about this and other stories trending online.

Listen to the interview in the audio below.

A new tool by OpenAI can generate a clone of another person’s voice using only 15 seconds of audio.

However, the platform has decided that it is too risky to rollout this technology to the public.

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In a year where many countries are hosting elections, this technology could be used to spread dangerous misinformation.

The dangerous impact of this technology has already been seen, with a number of people receiving voice notes that sound exactly like someone they know.

“It got out of the starting blocks without any controls.”
– Barbara Friedman, Barb's Wire Correspondent

The owner of an animal sanctuary in the United States recently shared a voice note from a follower, where his voice was used to ask her for money.

“It sounded exactly like him… with a little bit of a robotic quality.”
– Barbara Friedman, Barb's Wire Correspondent