In Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district, the incident of rape of 7 tribal girls has come to light. When the matter was investigated, it was revealed that the accused was using the Magic Voice app to talk to the students in the voice of a lady teacher of the college. Students were called at different places in the name of providing scholarship documents. These heartbreaking incidents of heinous crimes against women using AI also raise many serious questions on the technology. Voice manipulation is very easy in today's age. There are many such applications available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store, which can change the voice while making a call. Apart from this, any person's voice can be copied very clearly through AI (Artificial Intelligence) voice cloning. This is the reason why voice call scams and cybercrimes are on the rise. So, today in work news we will talk about how dangerous are voice changing apps and voice cloning? You will also learn that- Expert: Ishan Sinha, Cyber Expert (New Delhi) Q- What is the difference between voice changing apps and voice cloning? Ans- Voice changing application can not only change the pitch and tone of the voice, but also make a call in the voice of a person, child, old man, woman or any computerized voice. While voice cloning uses AI to copy any voice from just three or four seconds of audio. It is extremely difficult to recognize an AI voice after cloning. At first glance sounds similar. Question- Which people do cyber criminals make their victims through voice changing apps or voice cloning? Ans- Anyone can be a victim of a scam using voice changing technology, but in some past cases it has been observed that the primary target of cybercriminals are teenagers, women or elderly people. Q- How can we identify a fake voice call? Answer- There are many ways to identify an AI voice clone. This can be seen through the points. Recently Truecaller launched AI call scanner feature to protect people from AI voice call scams and fake calls. With the help of this feature it is easy to know whether it is a real human voice or a fake machine voice by listening to the call. However, this feature has only started in America. Soon it may also come to India. Q- How can we avoid fake voice call scams? Answer- Cyber expert Ishan Sinha says that the incidence of scams through AI voice cloning or voice changer apps has increased in recent times. The main reason is that such apps and tools are absolutely free, due to which hackers can easily lure anyone by emotionally blackmailing or luring them. Always be careful not to get lured by any unknown call. If someone tries to scare you with a call, report it to the nearest police station immediately. From the graphic below, understand what to look out for to avoid fake voice call scams. The incidence of cybercrime has increased exponentially in the last few years. Cybercriminals are finding new ways to commit fraud everyday. In such a situation, one needs to be extremely careful and alert on digital platforms. If you receive a fake call from an unknown number, report it at www.cybercrime.gov.in. Complaints registered on this portal are considered by the Cybercrime Police. Apart from this, lodge a complaint on Cybercrime Helpline (Toll Free) No. 1930.
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Abuse of 'Artificial Intelligence' Rapes 7 Girls: Criminals Use Voice Changing App, How to Identify Fake Voice on Phone?
