New ByteDance AI Tool Mimics Voices in Real Time But Raises Impersonation Concerns
• ByteDance researchers create new AI voice conversion tool called StreamVoice that can instantly change a user's voice to mimic another in real time.
• StreamVoice built using LLaMA architecture and Meta's AudioDec code; trained on Mandarin speech data sets.
• Researchers admit tool could be misused for spreading fake information or phone fraud.
• Comes as AI impersonations of public figures are proliferating, including recent deepfake Biden robocall in New Hampshire.
• Shows rapid advancement of generative AI in producing convincing fake audio and video that risks being weaponized.