Fortunately, these types of deepfakes and the tools used to make them are not very advanced or widespread at this time. However, their potential for use in fraud is extremely high and the technology does not stand still.

What can be done with deep voice spoofing?

Open AI recently introduced a system that can synthesize realistic human speech and voice input text. Audio API exhibited the model. This Open AI software is the closest thing to real human speech for now.

In the future, such models may become a new tool in the hands of attackers. While the Voice API revoices the specified text, users can choose which of the suggested voice options to pronounce the text with. Although the Open AI model cannot be used to create deepfake voices in its current form, the qualities it reveals are an indication that voice production technologies are rapidly developing.

There are almost no devices available today that can produce high-quality deepfake audio that is indistinguishable from real human speech. But in the last few months, more tools for generating human voices have been released. Previously, users needed basic programming skills to use them, but day by day it is becoming much easier to use them. It is quite possible that we will see models that will combine both ease of use and quality results in the near future.

Fraud using artificial intelligence is rare. However, there are already “successful” case examples. In mid-October 2023, American venture capitalist Tim Draper accused his Twitter followers of scammers. can use his voice He warned about. Tim shared that the requests for money made with his voice are a result of artificial intelligence that is getting smarter every day.

How can you protect yourself from this?

Until now, voice impersonations may not have been perceived as a possible cyber threat in society. There are very few cases where they are used maliciously. For this reason, the emergence of technologies for protection is slow.

For now, the best way to protect yourself from this situation is to listen carefully to what the caller tells you on the phone. If the recording is of poor quality, there is noise and the voice sounds robotic, this is reason enough not to trust the information you hear.

Another good way to test the “humanity” of the other person is to ask unconventional questions. For example, if it’s a voice model calling you, a question about her favorite color might surprise her because it’s often not the kind of thing she expects to encounter. Even if the attacker manually dials and plays the response at this point, the time delay in the response makes it obvious that you have been tricked.

Another safe option is to use a reliable and comprehensive security solution. Although these cannot detect 100 percent deepfake voices, they can help users avoid suspicious websites, payments, and malware downloads by protecting browsers and checking all files on the computer. How are we being deceived by artificial intelligence?