Lesson 1156 of 1234
How AI Can Copy Anyone's Voice (and Why That's Scary)
AI only needs a few seconds of someone's voice to clone it — be careful!
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- 1The big idea
- 2voice cloning
- 3deepfakes
- 4scams
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Section 1
The big idea
AI can copy a person's voice with just 30 seconds of recording. This is amazing for movies — and dangerous because of scams.
Some examples
- Audiobook companies use voice clones to read books.
- Some scammers fake parents' voices to trick kids on the phone.
- Famous people's voices can be cloned from YouTube clips.
- If a voice on the phone sounds 'off,' hang up and call back to check!
Try it!
With your family, pick a 'safe word' only your real family knows. If anyone calls claiming to be a relative, ask for the safe word!
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