Voice cloning
Voice cloning creates a synthetic voice that imitates a specific real person, sometimes from minutes of reference audio.
Legitimate uses include narration scaling and accessibility (voice banking before medical voice loss); the same capability powers impersonation fraud, which is why consent and disclosure norms — and regulation — are tightening around it.
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What is Voice cloning?
Voice cloning creates a synthetic voice that imitates a specific real person, sometimes from minutes of reference audio.
Why does Voice cloning matter?
Legitimate uses include narration scaling and accessibility (voice banking before medical voice loss); the same capability powers impersonation fraud, which is why consent and disclosure norms — and regulation — are tightening around it.
What terms are related to Voice cloning?
Closely related concepts: Text-to-speech (TTS), Speaker embedding — each has its own entry in this glossary.