OpenAI Unveils New AI Voice Tool, Prompts Benefit and Misuse Concerns
• OpenAI unveiled new AI tool, Voice Engine, that can mimic human voices from short audio samples • Tool could have uses in accessibility, education, etc. but prompts concerns about misinformation & abuse • Voice Engine currently only being tested by select partners under guidelines to prevent misuse • Company recognizes risks as synthetic voices become widely available, suggests authentication changes • Preview comes as users await public release of OpenAI's Sora, an AI tool to generate realistic videos