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- OpenAI says it's aware of the dangers of using AI-generated voice tools.
- The AI firm revealed details about its "Voice Engine" tool, which hasn't fully launched.
- The company listed its security steps — and wouldn't confirm if the model will even be widely released.
OpenAI knows that AI-generated voice tools can be a sketchy business.
In a blog post sharing the early test phase results of its new synthetic voice tool, the artificial intelligence company addressed concerns about the use of AI to replicate human voices, especially in an election year.
OpenAI's "Voice Engine" tool, which the company says it first developed in late 2022, uses a 15-second audio clip of a real person's voice to create an eerily realistic, human-sounding replica of that voice.