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Several popular voice cloning tools on the mart do n’t have “ meaningful ” safeguards to forestall fraud or contumely , according to a raw study from Consumer Reports .
Consumer Reports dig into representative cloning product from six society — Descript , ElevenLabs , Lovo , PlayHT , Resemble AI , and Speechify — for mechanisms that might make it more difficult for malicious users to clone someone ’s voice without their permission . The publication find oneself that only two , Descript and Resemble AI , took stride to combat misuse . Others required only that substance abuser check a boxwood confirming that they had the legal right to clone a representative or make a similar self - attestation .
Grace Gedye , insurance analyst at Consumer Reports , said that AI voice cloning tool have the potential to “ supercharge ” impersonation scams if adequate safe measures are n’t put in position .
“ Our judgment indicate that there are introductory step companies can take to make it harder to clone someone ’s voice without their knowledge — but some company are n’t taking them , ” Gedye say in a statement .
