Deepfake voices improving kidnapping scams

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'Mom, these bad men have me': She believes scammers cloned her daughter's voice in a fake kidnapping | CNN
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"A reasonably good clone can be created with under a minute of audio and some are claiming that even a few seconds may be enough." Mom wary about answering calls for fear voice will be cloned for future virtual kidnapping.

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"Improving" is not a word I would use in this case.

Like that old Invader Zim line.

“You made the fires worse!”

“Worse? Or better?”

Right? Reads like… hey kidnappers, parents hate this one simple trick