ID R&D Introduces Voice Clone Detection for Protection Against Gen AI-based Identity Fraud
January 09 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Voice cloning enables many beneficial applications, but can also
help bad actors commit crimes and erode public trust by
impersonating people without their consent
ID R&D, a Mitek company, and an award-winning provider of
voice biometrics and liveness technology, today introduced voice
clone detection as a new option for its IDLive® Voice liveness
detection product. Detecting voice clones and audio deepfakes can
prevent fraud and crime, deter bad actors, and help preserve trust
in the authenticity of digital audio communication.
The software processes a recording of speech and uses AI to
determine whether it was spoken by a person or a voice clone. The
covert use of a voice clone is a strong indicator of criminal
intent.
Generative AI has substantially accelerated the advancement of
audio deepfakes and voice clones. Today’s voice clones, created
using just a short audio sample of a person’s voice, are virtually
impossible for people to differentiate from their source. It is a
powerful technology with many compelling applications in
communications, healthcare, and productivity, particularly when
combined with text-to-speech and conversational AI. But it can also
be used to commit fraud and other crimes by impersonating people
without their consent. These include account takeover, identity
theft, misinformation, extortion, defamation, and appropriation of
identity.
President Biden has issued an Executive Order that established
standards in AI security and safety in an effort to protect
Americans privacy while seizing the promise of AI. Bruce Reed,
White House deputy chief of staff spearheading the AI strategy of
the Biden administration, recently said that what worries him most
about AI is voice cloning.
“Just as deepfakes have made it harder to distinguish between
fact and fiction in the digital world, voice clones make it hard to
believe what we hear said by people we think we know and
recognize,” commented Alexey Khitrov, ID R&D CEO and Co-Founder
and Mitek GM. “In a world where deepfake impersonations are
proliferating so rapidly, voice clone detection plays an essential
role in preserving trust between people and technology, securing
the voice interface from fraud.”
About IDLive Voice Clone Detection
ID R&D’s IDLive Voice clone detection product is delivered
as an SDK and operates on the customer premise either as a
standalone function or in concert with ID R&D’s other voice
biometrics and liveness products. Just three seconds of a person
speaking can be submitted to the API to get a score indicating the
likelihood that it was created using cloning technology from among
the leading providers. It can detect clone attacks using replays or
more advanced software- and hardware-based hacking methods. The
detection operates on audio played into a mobile device or any
other device with a microphone.
About ID R&D
ID R&D, a Mitek company, is an award-winning provider of
AI-based voice and face biometrics and liveness detection. With one
of the strongest R&D teams in the industry, ID R&D
consistently delivers innovative, best-in-class biometric
capabilities that raise the bar in terms of usability and
performance. Our proven products have achieved superior results in
industry-leading challenges, third-party testing, and real-world
deployments in more than 70 countries. ID R&D’s solutions are
available for easy integration with mobile, web, messaging, and
telephone channels, as well as in smart speakers, set-top boxes,
and other IoT devices. ID R&D is based in New York, NY. Learn
more at www.idrnd.ai.
About Mitek
Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK) is a global leader in digital access,
founded to bridge the physical and digital worlds. Mitek’s advanced
identity verification technologies and global platform make digital
access faster and more secure than ever, providing companies new
levels of control, deployment ease and operation, while protecting
the entire customer journey. Trusted by 99% of U.S. banks for
mobile check deposits and 7,900 of the world’s largest
organizations, Mitek helps companies reduce risk and meet
regulatory requirements. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com.
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