Speaking of Deception: AI Voice Scams, Creative Uses, & More

Welcome back to the FAIK Files!

This week, we explore the creative and mischievous ways AI voices can be created and used -- everything from simple voice cloning, to character acting, the legal issues in authenticating voice recording, to the full weaponization of AI voices for scams and information warfare.

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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***

Fun and Fear with AI Voice Clones:

• Making a deepfake voice with ElevenLabs. https://try.elevenlabs.io/FAIK

Courts are Struggling with How to Verify Audio Evidence:

• The complications of “authenticating” voice in court. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/ai-generated-voice-evidence-poses-dangers-in-court

Can AI Act?:

• Hank Azaria Video: https://youtu.be/1Hz19kpCse4?si=1xwOZ0YoCppiTewi
• Mason pushes an AI character acting to the edge!

AI Dumpster Fire of the Week -- It's way too easy to Weaponize AI Voices at Scale

• Demo of Perry's AI Voice Scambot: https://blog.knowbe4.com/proved-unsuspecting-call-recipients-are-super-vulnerable-to-ai-vishing
• How bad actors can weaponize commercial-grade systems like ElevenLabs, HeyGen, Akool, and more (affiliate links)

*** THE BOILERPLATE ***

About The FAIK Files:

The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions.

• Get the Book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link)
• Check out the website for more info: https://thisbookisfaik.com

Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:

• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA
• Other: https://digitalfolklore.fm 

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