{"id":11820,"date":"2022-06-30T19:23:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1388814"},"modified":"2022-06-30T19:23:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:23:06","slug":"ukrainian-whose-startup-de-aged-luke-skywalker-on-stopping-deepfake-disinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=11820","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian whose startup de-aged Luke Skywalker on stopping deepfake disinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AI<\/a> has become adept at recreating, altering, and restoring human speech. But as the replicas become indistinguishable from the real, fears about the tech are growing.<\/p>\n

Alex Serdiuk has a unique understanding of both the opportunities and threats.<\/p>\n

As the co-founder and CEO of AI startup Respeecher<\/a>, Serdiuk has won an Emmy for creating a deepfake Richard Nixon<\/a>, developed voice clones for speech disabilities, and de-aged Mark Hamill\u2019s vocal cords for The <\/em>Mandalorian<\/em>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Greetings, humanoids<\/h2>\n

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Yet Serdiuk has also seen synthetic media at its worst. The CEO and his company are based in Ukraine, which has been the target of deepfake<\/a> disinformation.<\/p>\n

In March, a manipulated video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky circulated on social media. The clip showed a digitally-rendered Zelensky telling soldier to surrender to Russia. <\/span><\/p>\n

The impact, however, was minimal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis deepfake was done so poorly \u2014 like many things that Russians do \u2014 so it wasn\u2019t convincing,\u201d Seriduk tells TNW. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd our nation is smart. We have a belief in what\u2019s going on in our government, and if someone says that our president gave up, most of the people would check those facts \u2014 especially because the deepfake was so bad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Zelensky deepfake is so bad it won’t convince any Ukrainians to “lay down their arms.” But enough of these could spread doubt about the authenticity of real videos in the future https:\/\/t.co\/DZ7IuYsPoT<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/MGNxvyw8GE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) March 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nonetheless, the clip demonstrated synthetic media\u2019s potential to make us question what we see \u2014 and hear.<\/p>\n

Indeed, fake sounds can be more convincing than fake sights.<\/p>\n

Editing reality<\/h2>\n

Seriduk believes synthetic voices can avoid the uncanny valley<\/a> more smoothly than artificial visuals.<\/span><\/p>\n

He adds that this realism can benefit society. Respeecher, for instance, has developed voice replacement tech for people who have undergone a laryngectomy<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In trials, the system created a natural-sounding voice while preserving the user\u2019s articulation. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sonantic, an AI startup, produced another powerful example.<\/p>\n

In 2021, the company recreated Val Kilmer<\/span>\u2018s voice<\/a> after throat cancer treatment let the actor unable to speak clearly. <\/span><\/p>\n