Now There’s Voice Recognition to Combat Impersonation, Fraud & Identity Theft
In the world of Artificial Intelligence, voice recognition is an important tool in combating the unauthorized use of a person’s voice or image
Docufraud Forensic Laboratory is pleased to announce the integrated use of leading edge forensic capabilities and forensic experts to combat the unauthorized use of a person’s voice, otherwise known as Voice Recognition. We believe this unauthorized use is a form of identity theft. To address this issue head on, Docufraud has once again expanded it’s list of forensic offerings to include Voice Recognition. detection and identification
Voice recognition comes in two formats but includes many variations on the theme.
Images generated by Artificial Intelligence and recordings of celebrities, politicians, and everyday people has been growing in popularity. The unauthorized access to a persons image and voice has become commonplace. The amount of internet and telephone SCAM’s have increased with alarming speed and sophistication. Much of it fueled and made easier by artificial intelligence. The use of AI can’t be put back in the bottle, but there are solutions that can reduce the impact it can have when used improperly.
Here are some of those solutions. When provided with a genuine voice sample, our forensic experts can differentiate between an AI generated voice and a real human voice. Whether masked, muffled or disguised, in any language, we can identify the minute characteristics necessary to confirm what is real and what is not real.
Celebrities and politicians are particularly susceptible to impersonation and the unauthorized use of their image and voice. It may be to promote a product or service, or it may be used by foreign entities to sow distrust by disseminating false and misleading information. Elder and parent scams are prevalent. A voice sounding like a child or grandchild will seemingly telephone to say they’ve been arrested and need money for bail. Perhaps just one example but the imagination of the scammer is endless. Now there’s a solution for victims to regain control.
Wouldn’t it be nice for law enforcement and prosecutors to positively link a suspect to the unknown voice perpetrating the scam or crime. Once a suspect has been identified, prosecution can commence. Docufraud has the technology and expertise to do just that, our experts will collaborate with prosecutors and prepare audio evidence for criminal proceedings.
Has your home or place of business been the target of a smash & grab, vandalism, violence. What about workplace threats and intimidation? Any of these scenarios are committed by a person or persons in disguise. Grainy or blurred images or security video’s. These are no longer a problem for the experts at Docufraud Laboratory.
No matter whether the anonymous voice is masked, muffled or disguised, we can identify the speaker. Blurred images, we can unblur them to identify the individual. Enhancement of low quality recordings, grainy or blurred security video. We’ll remove background noise and boost audio clarity. We can unblur video to identify the offenders or perhaps identify a witness or victim in the background. We’ll authenticate the video’s digital fingerprint, it’s origin and detect evidence of edits or tampering. The uses of technology is limited by the imagination of it’s user.
It’s often asked, what differentiates a forensic expert from a skilled audio or computer enthusiast? The answer is simple, Docufraud experts are the best of the best and will provide expert witness testimony at civil or criminal trials. We’ll document and preserve collected evidence with proper chain-of-custody for successful trial proceedings. Docufraud will work closely with law enforcement and prosecutors to identify or eliminate persons of interest.
If your organization or business has fallen prey to threats or intimidation, our team of experts will conduct a deep dive into phones, tablets or computers until the responsible individual is identified or other persons are eliminated as suspects. Docufraud is please to announce that we have the latest technology to follow the evidence wherever it leads.