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While I am aware that it is possible to use software to clone someone's voice, I am uncertain if it is currently feasible to utilize the cloned voice in real-ti

While I am aware that it is possible to use software to clone someone's voice, I am uncertain if it is currently feasible to utilize the cloned voice in real-time situations. I am curious if these scammers are pre-recording conversations and playing them back in real-time or if they are actually able to speak using the cloned voice technology.

tylergetsay 3y ago
near real time is possible, there's lots of "v-tubers" doing it
aqme28 3y ago
If it's not now, it will be soon.
mdp2021 3y ago
> feasible to utilize the cloned voice in real-time situations Yes, it has been so for years. The attack to the Dubai Bank in Hong Kong was effected in January 2020. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29711876 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29711876
- dr_pardee 3y ago
  From the article https://www.unite.ai/deepfaked-voice-enabled-35-million-bank-heist-in-2020/ https://www.unite.ai/deepfaked-voice-enabled-35-million-bank... "Though users at the Audio Fakes Discord and the DeepFaceLab Discord are intensely interested in combining the two technologies into a single video+voice live deepfake architecture, no such product has publicly emerged as yet."
  - mdp2021 3y ago
    > no such product has publicly emerged as yet I am not aware of what was used in that occasion; there is also a good chance that the scammers could hack a system internally - the stake is stellar. Surely, to convince the other part during a phone call a high degree of capability for interaction is required; from the same article, right above your quote: > we can reasonably assume that the speaker is using a live, real-time deepfake framework The quoted article is from late 2021. In these current days, we are seeing denounces according to which > Voice scams are on the rise in a dramatic way. They were the second most common con trick in America last year, and they’re headed for the top spot this year (ex Voice scams: a great reason to be fearful of AI at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35459261 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35459261 )
justinclift 3y ago
The video's shown on YouTube have a number of "plausible" common responses pre-created, that can be played back by pushing a button. In operation in the video's it seems to work pretty well. :(
JayStavis 3y ago
60ms here: https://twitter.com/nearcyan/status/1643419486400159744?s=46&t=90GyjZObUEsiDphOMmq67w https://twitter.com/nearcyan/status/1643419486400159744?s=46...

tylergetsay 3y ago

near real time is possible, there's lots of "v-tubers" doing it

aqme28 3y ago

If it's not now, it will be soon.

mdp2021 3y ago

> feasible to utilize the cloned voice in real-time situations Yes, it has been so for years. The attack to the Dubai Bank in Hong Kong was effected in January 2020. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29711876 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29711876

dr_pardee 3y ago
From the article https://www.unite.ai/deepfaked-voice-enabled-35-million-bank-heist-in-2020/ https://www.unite.ai/deepfaked-voice-enabled-35-million-bank... "Though users at the Audio Fakes Discord and the DeepFaceLab Discord are intensely interested in combining the two technologies into a single video+voice live deepfake architecture, no such product has publicly emerged as yet."
- mdp2021 3y ago
  > no such product has publicly emerged as yet I am not aware of what was used in that occasion; there is also a good chance that the scammers could hack a system internally - the stake is stellar. Surely, to convince the other part during a phone call a high degree of capability for interaction is required; from the same article, right above your quote: > we can reasonably assume that the speaker is using a live, real-time deepfake framework The quoted article is from late 2021. In these current days, we are seeing denounces according to which > Voice scams are on the rise in a dramatic way. They were the second most common con trick in America last year, and they’re headed for the top spot this year (ex Voice scams: a great reason to be fearful of AI at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35459261 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35459261 )

justinclift 3y ago

The video's shown on YouTube have a number of "plausible" common responses pre-created, that can be played back by pushing a button. In operation in the video's it seems to work pretty well. :(

JayStavis 3y ago

60ms here: https://twitter.com/nearcyan/status/1643419486400159744?s=46&t=90GyjZObUEsiDphOMmq67w https://twitter.com/nearcyan/status/1643419486400159744?s=46...