Chat-GPT-maker, Open-AI, is latest tech giant to develop voice cloning software

• Chat-GPT-maker, Open-AI, is the latest tech giant to develop voice cloning software

Vocal cloning is a new type of deep fake that has emerged in recent months, where artificial intelligence (AI) mimics your speech.

Vocal cloning is a form of deep fake where AI mimics human speech.

The newest IT giant to create voice cloning software is Open-AI, the company that made Chat-GPT, but it isn't going to be available to the general public.

The unnerving technology can replicate any person's voice within fifteen seconds of a recorded conversation.

Open AI deems it "too risky" for general use, particularly in an election year.

"We acknowledge that producing speech that mimics human speech carries significant risks, which are particularly relevant during an election year," the San Francisco-based company stated in a statement.

Just over a week after submitting a trademark application for the name, Open-AI announced the Voice Engine technology on Friday.

The company claims that all it needs to mimic a human voice is 15 seconds of pre-recorded speech.

Open-AI notes that it plans to "not widely release this technology at this time," citing the risks associated with misuse as the reason for previewing the technology with early testers.

Robocalls that impersonated President Joe Biden and were sent to thousands of voters just before the presidential primary are being investigated by New Hampshire authorities.

Numerous start-up companies are already selling voice cloning technology; some of it is accessible to the general public and some is tailored for specific commercial clients like film studios.

Early Voice Engine testers pledged, according to Open-AI, to never imitate someone without consent and to disclose that the voices are artificial intelligence (AI).

The startup, which is most renowned for its chatbot and picture generator DALL-E, announced and did not publicly release its video generator Sora using a similar strategy.

Nonetheless, a trademark registration submitted on March 19 indicates that Open-AI most certainly wants to enter the voice recognition and digital assistant industries.

As this technology develops, Open-AI might eventually be able to compete with other voice-activated gadgets like Amazon's Alexa.