{"id":1408,"date":"2024-10-04T20:42:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T20:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/factor\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2024-10-17T14:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T14:36:26","slug":"mcvean-sounds-familiar-how-does-a-listeners-familiarity-with-a-voice-affect-their-ability-to-detect-an-ai-generated-version-of-that-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/factor\/2024\/10\/04\/mcvean-sounds-familiar-how-does-a-listeners-familiarity-with-a-voice-affect-their-ability-to-detect-an-ai-generated-version-of-that-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"McVean – Sounds familiar: How does a listener\u2019s familiarity with a voice affect their ability to detect an AI-generated version of that voice?"},"content":{"rendered":"

FACTOR is pleased to announce our next talk in the 2024-2025 academic year by FACTOR PhD student Hope McVean<\/a>\u00a0(LAEL<\/a>, Lancaster University):<\/p>\n

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Sounds familiar: How does a listener\u2019s familiarity with a voice affect their ability to detect an AI-generated version of that voice?<\/p>\n

ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recent technological advancements mean that AI-generated speech has rapidly advanced in quality, to the point where it can be virtually indistinguishable from genuine human speech. This opens the door to a new breed of cybercrime: one which utilises AI to create fraudulent representations of a target\u2019s speech in an attempt to deceive listeners into believing that they are genuine. Presently, curbing this deception is difficult, since the conditions dictating accurate discrimination between genuine and synthetic speech are little understood. This talk examines one factor: a potential victim\u2019s familiarity with the speaker\u2019s voice. When the speaker\u2019s voice is well-known to a listener (i.e. a celebrity or loved one), does this impact the listener\u2019s ability to recognise an AI-generated sample of that speaker\u2019s voice? If so, why? What other factors may also be at play, and how might those factors interact with familiarity to influence the potential victim\u2019s performance? With the insights gained by addressing these questions, we begin to give ourselves the tools to mitigate against AI-mediated cybercrime.<\/p>\n

TIME & PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n

W04, 1500-1550, Thu 31st Oct 2024, Bowland North SR20<\/a>. (Please note that this talk will not<\/strong> be streamed or recorded.)<\/p>\n

Find information on how to get to campus here<\/a>, and how to navigate campus buildings here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For accessibility, fire, and safety compliance, please register before attending<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FACTOR is pleased to announce our next talk in the 2024-2025 academic year by FACTOR PhD student Hope McVean\u00a0(LAEL, Lancaster University): TITLE Sounds familiar: How does a listener\u2019s familiarity with a voice affect their ability to detect an AI-generated version of that voice? ABSTRACT Recent technological advancements mean that AI-generated speech has rapidly advanced in […]","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-1408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/factor\/files\/2018\/11\/cover_2000.png?fit=2000%2C2000","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/factor\/feed\/podcast\/the-forge","embedCode":"

McVean – Sounds familiar: How does a listener\u2019s familiarity with a voice affect their ability to detect an AI-generated version of that voice?<\/a><\/blockquote>