“How to tell if a voice recording is AI-generated”

Key points

• Three years ago, cloning a voice required hours of recording and tools.
• Now cloning can be done with seconds of audio and a few clicks.
• Barrington notes platforms advertise cloning from as little as three seconds.
• Listeners detected clones correctly about 60% in one test and 80% accuracy when side-by-side.
• Watermarks in audio can help detect AI audio, but are not universal.