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Today, we're exploring the world of artificial intelligence. But if something sounds off to you,

that's not your speakers or your headphones. As you might have guessed, this isn't my normal voice.

It's one that mimics me using artificial intelligence. It's not perfect, and you can probably

tell the difference. But that's because I used the free version of some really powerful software

that can, with a bit more time and money, create absurdly convincing audio that mimics someone's

voice. And that technology is already being used by criminals to swindle people out of huge

amounts of money. In 2019, for example, the CEO of a British energy company got a phone call.

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