{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"START","title":"START: Tarini Sai Padmanabhuni, Founder & CEO, DetectifAI “Real-time deepfake voice detection” ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":414,"description":"\nA phone call used to mean trust.\nNow it could be AI.\nDetectifAI is building the next layer of cybersecurity for the AI era\nNot another chatbot\nNot another AI wrapper\nFoundational models built to detect audio deepfakes\nIt started with something personal.\nTarini's grandfather lost thousands of dollars to a simple deepfake.\nThat moment became the reason to build.\nTarini had already been in machine learning since grade six\nNearly a decade studying how AI works\nShe saw where the technology was headed - and what was missing\nFraud has existed for a very long time\nCybersecurity has existed for a very long time\nDeepfake detection is that same discipline extended into the AI world.\nToday, DetectifAI serves clients across banking, finance, security, telecoms, and OEMs\nAn API that integrates into existing enterprise infrastructure\nAnd on mobile, it goes even deeper - into the OEM layer itself.\nWhich makes the vision tangible.\nYou answer a call.\nYour phone gives you a rolling update on whether that voice is likely AI or a real human\nDetection during the call.\nNot after the money is gone.\nThe scale comes from where it's deployed.\nA single OEM integration can unlock protection for millions of people.\nAnd deepfake detection is only the first step.\nThe larger vision is an anti-fraud landscape that helps people navigate scam calls, robocalls, and anything that falls under the purview of fraud.\nThe next generation of AI companies won't just build intelligence\nThey'll build trust\n🎙️ Tarini Padmanabhuni, CEO, DetectifAI on Fondo START pod\n00:57 Founder origin story\n01:18 ML background\n01:42 Audio deepfake detection\n01:53 Enterprise customers\n02:15 Growing AI fraud\n02:39 AI cybersecurity\n03:16 Enterprise integration\n03:29 Telecom and OEM strategy\n03:46 OEM distribution vision\n04:13 Real-time call detection\n04:33 Broader anti-fraud vision\n04:58 AWS grant journey\n05:31 Building in San Francisco\n05:52 Residency experience\n06:15 Advice for founders\nCheck out detectif.ai","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q-E1hh7K6IS4AfZiNy2p4MYVGcUOO8lQP92h8QbOEOA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NzVj/MDEzNjkxNjU1N2Uy/NDFhMDQ3M2ZhNWI3/NWY0MS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}