Artificial Intelligence's Voice Cloning Or Criminals' Fortune?

As science and technology are advancing, the race to become dependent on various professions and various work machines are increasing. Among these, the technology of imitating voices has become popular and successful, so that voice artists are attracted. But why the invention of this technology, whether it is good news or bad news for actors or voice artists, and for cybercriminals or what a great opportunity it is - all explained by the BBC's commercial correspondent Kitti Palmai. 

Tim Heller works as a voice artist and actor in Texas, USA.

When he first heard the clone of his voice, he said it was so accurate that in amazement "my jaw went to the ground ... my head spun with the incredible resemblance".

How is voice cloning done?

Someone's voice is cloned or duplicated using an artificial intelligence software program on a computer, through which an artificial voice is created by mimicking a person's voice exactly.

All you have to do is record your voice for a few minutes. From this, the software knows the sound of his voice, his accent - how that person spoke.

When American voice artist Tim Heller first heard a duplicate of his voice, he said it was so accurate that he was shocked.

Not just the sound of your voice, the technology has advanced so much in recent times that you may not even notice the mechanical imitation of your voice.

The way you speak, your accent or pronunciation, how fast or slow you speak, how loud or loud your voice is when you speak, the way you breathe in words, and how light or serious your voice is are all mimicked by this software.

This software has more amazing capabilities.

Once you know all the features of your voice, when you type a word or sentence on the computer keyboard, the computer will represent it exactly in your voice - that is, it will sound like you are speaking directly.

Not only that, but this software can also evoke various emotions if you need a fake voice - such as anger, fear, joy, love, estrangement, or annoyance.

The business of making fake voices is now booming. One such organization is VocalID - their company is based in Boston, USA.

Source: BBC Bangla