How well do we distinguish AI-generated voices versus human-generated voices? The context of phone scams

Abstract

Current technology allows for artificial voice generation. There are numerous software programs available on the web for free that allow reproducing voices from a simple sample of an original speaker. These applications have already been used to conduct telephone scams. We evaluated the performance of non-expert listeners in distinguishing familiar human voices versus voices generated by artificial intelligence (AI) under real-life conditions.