Creator of fake robocall Biden suspended from voice AI company ElevenLabs
As traditional artificial intelligence tools proliferate in the run-up to the 2024 US presidential election, AI-generated misinformation is not just a fear: it is already a reality. On January 22, the New Hampshire Department of Justice released a statement that people had received a deepfake recorded audio of Joe Biden, telling them not to vote […]
As traditional artificial intelligence tools proliferate in the run-up to the 2024 US presidential election, AI-generated misinformation is not just a fear: it is already a reality. On January 22, the New Hampshire Department of Justice released a statement that people had received a deepfake recorded audio of Joe Biden, telling them not to vote in the state’s primary elections. The call encouraged voters to “save” their vote, incorrectly noting that “your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday.”
A few days later, AI starts ElevenLabs suspended the creator of the fake Biden audioBloomberg reported.
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ElevenLabs is a model-driven AI voice generator that, according to its website, can add human inflection to a voice based on context. The generator has thousands of predefined AI voices to choose from, or you can create a custom one. Bloomberg reported that voice fraud detection company Pindrop Security Inc. discovered that the AI Biden robocall was made using ElevenLabs.
“We are committed to preventing the misuse of audio AI tools and take any incidents of misuse very seriously,” ElevenLabs told Bloomberg. ElevenLabs website states that deepfakes of politicians can only be used in certain cases, including caricature, parody or satire. Once the company learned of the Biden deepfake, it investigated and suspended the account responsible, a source told Bloomberg.
In an interview with The Hill, Kathleen Carley, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, said that technology/4424803-fake-biden-robocall-tip-of-the-iceberg-for-ai-election-misinformation/” target=”_blank” title=”(opens in a new window)”>Biden’s robocall is ‘tip of the iceberg’ in terms of voter suppression attempts. Carley added that it’s a warning sign of what could happen.
ChatGPT developer OpenAI is already trying to crack down on misinformation itself, releasing plans to protect election integrity. Shortly after, the company suspended a developer who created a bot for a longtime Democratic candidate.
That’s why we need to be vigilant about what we see – and hear – this election season. As Cecily Mauran, a tech reporter at Mashable, warned: “The idea of an Internet dominated by AI-generated content already exists, and it doesn’t look good. »
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