Q&A: What you need to know about audio deepfakes

Audio deepfakes have had a recent bout of bad press after an AI-generated robocall purporting to be the voice of Joe Biden hit up New Hampshire residents, urging them not to cast ballots. Meanwhile, spear-phishers—phishing campaigns that target a specific person or group, especially using information known to be of interest to the target—go fishing for money, and actors aim to preserve their audio likeness.

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