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Don't you ever think about what the balance of good and bad is when you make something like this? What's the upside? What's the downside?
In this particular case I can only see downsides, if there are upsides I'd love to hear about them. All I see is my elderly family members getting 'me' on their phones asking for help, and falling for it.
I've gotten into the habit of waiting for the other person to speak first when I answer the phone now and the number is unknown to me.
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Yes, you are right. However, there are many upsides to this kind of technology. For example, it can restore the voices of people who were affected by numerous diseases
are you under the impression that this is the first such tool? it's not. it's not even the hundredth. this Pandora's box has been opened a long time ago.
I am unhappy about the criminal dimension of voice cloning, too, but there are plenty of use cases.
e.g. If I could have a (local!) clone of my own voice, I could get lots of wait-on-the-phone chores done by typing on my desktop to VOIP while accomplishing other things.