AI Voice Cloning Startup Bans User After Fake Biden Robocall Used to Suppress Votes
• ElevenLabs, an AI voice cloning startup valued at $1.1 billion, banned a user's account after it was used to create a fake Biden robocall urging people not to vote.
• The fake Biden call was made to voters before the New Hampshire primary in an apparent attempt to suppress turnout. It's opened an investigation.
• AI detection startup Pindrop analyzed the audio and concluded it was highly likely created using ElevenLabs' technology.
• ElevenLabs' own audio classification tool is not always able to detect its technology, especially from recordings.
• Experts say synthetic voice tech could be increasingly used to impersonate politicians and suppress votes as the 2022 elections approach.