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Now, Truecaller can handle those calls with a digital replication of your voice.
The ability to replicate your voice is powered by Microsoft Azure AI Speech.
Microsoft detailed the ability to create personalized voices with Azure AI Speech in arecent blog post.
The tool can also be used for video content creation, audiobooks, and podcasts.
Microsoft has several safeguards in place surrounding its digital voice technology.
The feature requires consent from the original speaker and disclosure of the fact that the voice is synthetic.
Microsoft also prohibits using Azure AI Speech to impersonate a person or deceive people using a digital voice.
Impersonation of voices has filled headlines recently with accusations ofOpenAI copying Scarlett Johannson’s voice.
To help with security, Microsoft automatically adds a watermark to speech output created with personal voices.
The tech giant cites 99.7% accuracy when detecting watermarks in audio recordings.
While it’s in a different sector, we’ve heard digital voices made with Azure before.
Stardock usedeight hours of AI-generated voiceover in Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova.
