Spear-phishing Defense, Ethical AI and Voicetron 3000: A Look into MIT’s Latest Musings
“And you thought YOU were busy scrolling through cat memes. Meet Dr. Nauman Dawalatabad, a brainiac over at MIT’s cozy Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. When he isn’t outsmarting Siri, he’s whipping up new ways to combat pesky spear-phishers, scrutinizing AI ethics, and crafting the Optimus Prime of synthesized voices. That’s right folks, things are about to get tech-static.”
Quick Bites from the AI Brunch
- Google Translate, you’re in for a major glow-up. Dawalatabad is working on an even more sophisticated AI to simulate rich, human-like voices. Soon, we might be asking our devices for a chat, not just the weather.
- We might finally be getting a handle on spear-phishing – the evil twin of phishing that’s targeted, stealthy, and sneakier than a ninja. Dawalatabad is on a mission to build stronger defenses against these virtual Voldemort’s.
- Sounds like sci-fi, but ethical considerations in AI are as real as overpriced popcorn at the movies. When should an AI lie? Or keep silent? Our MIT maestro is reading between the lines of code to fathom these ethical conundrums.
- Dawalatabad embodies optimism, convinced AI-created voices will become an essential tool across sectors, kind of like duct tape or coffee for tech folks.
Keep your AI-peeling Eyes Peeled
“When you’re done LOL-ing at the absurdity of phish puns, let’s take a moment to appreciate Dr. Dawalatabad’s groundbreaking work. However, before we start installing AI-confessors or using artificially generated voices to read us bedtime stories, it’s essential to remember, and even relish, that we’re just dipping our toes into the vast ocean of AI possibilities. So, keep those techno-goggles on – AI is evolving faster than you can say, “Hal, open the pod bay doors,” and we wouldn’t want you to miss the action.”
As part of this experiment I would like to give credit where credit is due. If you enjoy these, please take a moment to read the original article:
https://news.mit.edu/2024/what-you-need-to-know-audio-deepfakes-0315
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