CZ used AI to clone his own voice to narrate his book, and says even he can’t tell the difference. So what about that “voice message from someone you know” on your phone?
On the morning of October 24, Beijing time, CZ posted on X that a new audiobook edition of his book *Freedom of Money* would be coming to Spotify, narrated in “my own voice” and produced with AI. “Even I can’t tell the difference,” he said. He later added that Spotify audiobooks are currently available only to accounts in certain regions, such as the US, UK, Canada and parts of Europe, with more platforms and regions to follow.
An audiobook edition isn’t exactly major news. What’s worth remembering is the second part: if even the person himself can’t tell what’s real, then identifying people by their voices is basically useless in the age of AI.
My take is that the easiest thing to use for scams next won’t be a software vulnerability, but a voice message that sounds uncannily real. Three rules to protect yourself:
1. If any voice or video message asks you to transfer crypto, share a verification code or install software, hang up and verify using contact details you already had.
2. Agree on a secret code with family members and business partners, and use it to verify any urgent requests.
3. If a “celebrity voice” asks you to transfer crypto in exchange for a doubled return, treat it as a scam, no matter how real it sounds.
Voices can be cloned. The habit of asking one more question can’t.
#AI #防骗 #Binance Square
On the morning of October 24, Beijing time, CZ posted on X that a new audiobook edition of his book *Freedom of Money* would be coming to Spotify, narrated in “my own voice” and produced with AI. “Even I can’t tell the difference,” he said. He later added that Spotify audiobooks are currently available only to accounts in certain regions, such as the US, UK, Canada and parts of Europe, with more platforms and regions to follow.
An audiobook edition isn’t exactly major news. What’s worth remembering is the second part: if even the person himself can’t tell what’s real, then identifying people by their voices is basically useless in the age of AI.
My take is that the easiest thing to use for scams next won’t be a software vulnerability, but a voice message that sounds uncannily real. Three rules to protect yourself:
1. If any voice or video message asks you to transfer crypto, share a verification code or install software, hang up and verify using contact details you already had.
2. Agree on a secret code with family members and business partners, and use it to verify any urgent requests.
3. If a “celebrity voice” asks you to transfer crypto in exchange for a doubled return, treat it as a scam, no matter how real it sounds.
Voices can be cloned. The habit of asking one more question can’t.
#AI #防骗 #Binance Square
