Re establishing authenticity of a voice recording, it might once have been sufficient to simply note the sound of the voice & mannerisms, but this,su rely, should no longer be the case. Ai-powered voice cloning is now v advanced, & getting better by the day. I've seen ostensibly convincing video footage of public figures such as Elon Musk saying things I know they never said. If u guys were to, say, issue a challenge, for someone to create audio, if not full video, of u, Joseph & Diana, apparently plotting a crime, I would bet it would be at least superficially convincing. Now anyone who knows u both even vaguely would immediately be pretty certain the clip was not real, but only because of that familiarity. What tho if a similar technique were employed against some hapless, technically naive person, someone without access to good legal counsel. If there was other supporting evidence (which might well also be in some way fake / misrepresented) it is not hard to imagine an innocent person ending up wrongfully convicted.
Wouldn't that case you discussed a while ago where a fake account was created suggest the need to establish provenance of an electronic communication?
I agree. The phone should be seized by police for a full investigation. But won't happen.
Re establishing authenticity of a voice recording, it might once have been sufficient to simply note the sound of the voice & mannerisms, but this,su rely, should no longer be the case. Ai-powered voice cloning is now v advanced, & getting better by the day. I've seen ostensibly convincing video footage of public figures such as Elon Musk saying things I know they never said.
If u guys were to, say, issue a challenge, for someone to create audio, if not full video, of u, Joseph & Diana, apparently plotting a crime, I would bet it would be at least superficially convincing. Now anyone who knows u both even vaguely would immediately be pretty certain the clip was not real, but only because of that familiarity. What tho if a similar technique were employed against some hapless, technically naive person, someone without access to good legal counsel. If there was other supporting evidence (which might well also be in some way fake / misrepresented) it is not hard to imagine an innocent person ending up wrongfully convicted.
Proof of Concept.. th-cam.com/users/shortsY8QPCyTNl0k
@myword1000 AI can do this now. And we have not yet caught up which is why I argue we are going down a dangerous path with certain forms of evidence.