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I, for one, don't want a voice cloner in every hand. These things are very, very destructive. Obviously, this is a post about a new apple feature (even though great voice cloning has existed for months) so all the fanboys are unable to control their enthusiasm.



“ Users can create a Personal Voice by reading along with a randomized set of text prompts to record 15 minutes of audio on iPhone or iPad.”

The screenshot seems to show that you need to speak 150 sentences.


The printing press is destructive if you rely on pieces of paper proving the king gave you powers…

You just need better authentication that doesn’t rely purely on voice.


Except the printing press never was as versatile as handwriting. Even computers aren't yet.

"Better auth" always means more surveillance.




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