Can You Trust What You Hear Anymore?
Do you know how much of your own voice is already out there?
Have you ever wondered how convincing an AI-cloned voice could actually sound?
Would you know what to do if you got a call that sounded exactly like someone you trust?
In this episode of You've Been an Absolute Joy to Hack, Joe Hormenoo and Mark Wakeley explore how AI voice cloning has gone from a Hollywood concept to something that takes just seconds to pull off.
Starting with a trip down memory lane (remember buying Homer Simpson as your satnav voice?), Joe explains how something that used to take a recording studio, hours of time, and a celebrity's full cooperation can now be done with a few seconds of audio pulled from a voicemail greeting or a video online.
The conversation takes a serious turn with a real case from Hong Kong, where an entire video call, CFO and colleagues included, turned out to be AI-generated deepfakes, costing a company 25 million dollars.
In this episode you'll discover:
- How little audio is actually needed to clone someone's voice convincingly
- Why the old advice of "just listen carefully" doesn't work anymore
- A real case where a faked video call cost a company millions
- Why urgency and trust are still the two things every scam relies on, no matter how advanced the technology gets
- Simple, practical ways to protect yourself and your family, including a safe word that actually works
You don't need to stop trusting the people you love.
But you do need a way to prove it's really them.
Because...
The internet doesn't forget.
It just remembers in places you don't think to look.
Remember...
The moment you think, "It won't happen to me or my family,
that's when you're most vulnerable."
Stay current. Stay secure. Stay ahead.