ElevenLabs Suspends User for Creating Biden Deepfake

The AI startup took action after a voice-fraud detection company identified its technology as the source of a deepfake used to discourage voting in New Hampshire.

• AI startup ElevenLabs suspended the creator of a deepfake audio of President Biden that told New Hampshire voters not to vote in their state primary.
• Voice-fraud detection company Pindrop Security Inc. found that the AI Biden robocall was made using ElevenLabs.
• ElevenLabs is an AI voice generator that can add human-like inflection to a voice based on context.
• ElevenLabs' website states that deepfakes of politicians can be used only in certain cases, including caricature, parody, or satire.
• Experts warn that this incident is a harbinger of what could come in terms of attempts to suppress voters.

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