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VOICE DEEPFAKE [3 records]

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Record 1 2026-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Telecommunications
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

When you received a scam phone call in the past, you might've heard a robotic voice, realized it was fake and hung up. But what if the voice on the other end of the line sounds human and like someone you know? This is an example of a deepfake voice scam enabled by AI [artificial intelligence] technology.

Key term(s)
  • deep fake voice scam
  • deep-fake voice scam

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Télécommunications
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Lorsque vous receviez un appel téléphonique frauduleux par le passé, vous entendiez une voix robotique qui laissait deviner l'escroquerie et vous raccrochiez. En feriez-vous autant si la voix au bout du fil sonne comme une vraie voix humaine et ressemble à celle de quelqu'un que vous connaissez? Il s'agit d'un exemple d'arnaque par hypertrucage de la voix réalisée avec les technologies de l'IA [intelligence artificielle].

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

Detecting a deepfake voice can be challenging, but there are some signs to watch for, such as unnatural pauses, robotic intonation, or inconsistencies in pronunciation.

Key term(s)
  • deep fake voice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

Depuis l'avènement des hypertrucages, les voix hypertruquées sont naturelles et intelligibles; on dit même que [ces] voix synthétisées par [l'intelligence artificielle] sont des clones des voix originales.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

In 2019, scammers used a voice deepfake to fool the head of a British energy company. The man was sure that his boss from Germany was calling him, and ended up sending more than 240 thousand [dollars] to scammers.

Key term(s)
  • voice deep fake

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

Une mère de famille qui désirait obtenir la garde exclusive de ses enfants a [utilisé] un hypertrucage vocal de son ex-conjoint pour convaincre le juge que celui-ci était menaçant et dangereux à son égard.

Spanish

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