Audio Deepfakes: Innovations and Ethical Challenges of AI-Synthesized Voices
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Audio deepfakes can disclose private information from speech like health conditions, raising ethical concerns about anonymity.
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Deepfakes in spear phishing attacks risk spreading misinformation and enabling identity theft and privacy violations. Countermeasures are being developed.
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Some benefits of audio deepfakes are enabling data sharing for medical research while preserving privacy, restoring speech, and creativity.
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Future audio AI could enable transformative advancements in healthcare, education, entertainment through innovations in augmented/virtual reality.
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Despite risks, audio generative AI has promise to profoundly benefit society in multiple sectors.