Film company Screen Arts Entertainment has released the AI Synthesized VoiceA Solemn Statement of Infringement".
The statement said that the company found that the WeChat user "Wah Chai Sharing Group" (micro-signal: KOH173) and its associated video number "Wah Chai Gathering No." through information technology means to forge theAndy Lauthe voice of Mr. and without authorized permission.The continuous release of his edited and pieced-together videos on the WeChat platform led to the public's misidentification, thereby achieving the purpose of using Mr. Liu's popularity to attract traffic, sell goods, and make profits from them.The act has seriously infringed on Mr. Liu's portrait right, name right and voice right, and is suspected to constitute fraud.
The company reminds all parties to be vigilant in order to avoid falling into this type of AI VoiceSynthesis technology scam. The company will take all necessary measures to pursue the legal responsibility for the infringement behavior of this unlawful person and will not tolerate it.
As AI synthesis technology continues to evolve, so do criminals' scams.
According to a report published by McAfee last year, artificial intelligence (AI)-based voice scams are becoming increasingly prevalent, resulting in financial losses for 77% of the group of people who receive a scam call.
Since AI voice cloning tools are so cheap and available, malicious parties can create voice clones quickly and easily. The way they get sample audio is from people sharing their voices on social media.The more you share your voice online, the easier it is for threat actors to find and clone you.