With the development of artificial intelligence, it has become much easier to reproduce digital versions of people and simulate their voices. Technology can easily “put” fake statements into the mouths of celebrities or politicians (such as the alleged “appeal of Vladimir Zelensky with a message of surrender”), or “force” them to do strange things (for example, porn clips in which images of famous actors are added without their consent). ). And recently, stand-up comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan suffered from such technologies.
A video of the fake Rogan talking about a testosterone-boosting product called Alpha Grind is now going viral on TikTok. The comedian allegedly reveals that the drug ranks high on Amazon for the search term “libido booster for men” and actually “grows in size down there.”
Deepfake scams are here, and we’re not ready. pic.twitter.com/NtPKWGCULi
— Coffeezilla (@coffeebreak_YT) February 12, 2023
Those who have heard the host before may have noticed that his voice sounds slightly different in the video, and there are parts where lip-sync problems are noticeable. However, the video still made many users believe in its reality.
Andrew D. Huberman, a guest on The Rogan Show, later said it was a fake, and they were talking about very different things.
They created a false conversation. We never had. We were talking about something very different.
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) February 12, 2023
Earlier, Internet trolls began to actively use the AI technology of voice imitation, which was made public by ElevenLabs startup. Audio recordings of highly realistic celebrity voices have circulated on social media, with actress Emma Watson allegedly quoting Adolf Hitler’s “My Struggle” and the fake voice of political commentator Ben Sharpio making racist remarks to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Court.
Emma Watson “quotes” Hitler, and Biden “declares” war on Russia – free AI speech synthesizer makes celebrities “say” hurtful things
Source: techspot
