Investigative Journalist. New York Times opinion writer. Founder of Proof News, The Markup. Priors:
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We tested AI voice cloning services to see how easy it was to clone a voice without the owner’s consent.
Results: 7 cloning services offer barely any technical barriers. Only one service - Respeecher - attempts to verify consent.
From [@janusrose](mastodon.lol/@janusrose ) for Proof News:
www.proofnews.org/ai-tools-make-it-easy-to-clone-someones-voice-without-consent
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I founded the Markup but left there more than a year ago.
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The latest from Proof News: Analyzing the mistakes made by Google's new AI search results reveals:
AI often doesn't understand humor
AI doesn't always summarize complex ideas well
AI is fooled by discredited racial tropes.
www.proofnews.org/lessons-from-googles-ai-mistakes
Such a treat to talk with the thoughtful David Pierce about the widening gap between AI hype and reality for Today, Explained this week.
Bonus points that this is the only podcast my teenager listens to - and so maybe she will finally think I'm cool.
For more than a year, policy makers have been worried about the consequences of AI getting too powerful.
But it’s time to start worrying about the consequences of AI staying as dumb it currently is.
My latest for NYT Opinion (gift link):
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opinion/artificial-intelligence-ai-openai-chatgpt-overrated-hype.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sE0.SV0g.r4iVMq0NT6z7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb