Amazon Alexa to Mimic the Voice of Anyone

Ethical and Privacy issues abound. If a malicious actor combines an impersonated voice and deepfake video of a target, they can make others believe anything or harass them in unthinkable ways. We already have a deepfake problem, this compounds the issues greatly.

Even in Amazon’s use-case of keeping memories alive of deceased people, it could be more harmful than beneficial. Is synthesizing…