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Robot calls impersonating President Biden's voice spread in New Hampshire before election day

Jan 23, 2024

Washington [US], January 23: Many voters in New Hampshire received robot calls, said to use artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate US President Joe Biden's voice, urging them not to vote in the primary election in this state on January 23. .
NBC News quoted confirmation from the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office that many voters in the state received robot calls impersonating President Biden's voice at the time the state entered the Democratic primary election. Republic on January 23.
The call asked voters not to write Mr. Biden's name on the ballot, and authorities have not yet determined who is behind this latest plot to sabotage the US election.
Based on analysis by experts, robot voices are created using deepfake technology, which means fake audio or video clips created from AI and intended to imitate real human voices, often without the victim's consent.
"All signs point to it being deepfake technology," NBC News quoted Mr. Ben Colman, General Director of Reality Defender company, which specializes in creating software that checks audio files and clips to detect whether they are fake. AI products or not?
Some lawmakers warn that robocalls once again reflect the risks that AI could bring to the 2024 US election, such as spreading fake news or spreading untrue information.
The White House has not commented on the incident as the Democratic primary election prepares to be conducted in New Hampshire .
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper

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