Re: AI Voice Cloning: Not Quite Open Source, Folks

[alimiracle]

>That is great new technology. Nothing wrong with it.
Oh, absolutely! Let’s just hand over the keys to our personal identities 
to anyone with a computer. Who needs privacy when we can have our voices 
hijacked for "innovative" purposes? Who wouldn’t want their voice used 
to sell random products or commit fraud? What a brilliant idea!

>Right! ☺️
Exactly! And next, we can start licensing our farts and sneezes! We’ll 
create a whole new economy based on the sounds we make. Who knew human 
biology could be so profitable?
>You don't need to defend as there is no case. Or there is? Someone 
took the voice from you?
Oh, come on! Why would anyone ever need to steal your voice? It’s not 
like there’s a long history of tech being exploited for nefarious 
purposes or anything. Totally safe, no worries, just a little 
“innovation.” No harm in making yourself sound like a criminal or a fake 
CEO for a day, right?
>We have got enough TTS.
Of course! Who needs voice cloning when we can just use robotic voices 
that sound like they’re reading off a grocery list? Nothing like the 
charm of a monotone, synthetic voice to make you feel connected.
>Malicious people you can't stop with funny statements on a mailing 
list anyway. It is futile.
Oh, well, if it can't be stopped, let’s just sit back and let the tech 
do whatever it wants. Why bother protecting our voices, faces, or data 
when it’s all so much more fun watching everything fall apart?

have fun and be free
ali miracle