Nevertheless, Meta believes that Voicebox possesses the potential to deceive a significant majority of people. Consequently, rather than releasing the tool to the public, Meta has chosen to publish a research paper and provide a classifier tool that can identify speech generated by Voicebox, differentiating it from real human speech. Meta describes the classifier as “highly effective,” although not infallible.
While acknowledging the potential for misuse and unintended harm associated with Voicebox and similar tools, Meta highlights the potential benefits that AI speech generation can bring in the future. Voicebox has the potential to provide more naturalistic speech to individuals who are mute or have difficulty communicating, removing barriers to interaction. Additionally, it could facilitate real-time translation, bringing us closer to the concept of “universal translator” devices depicted in science fiction.
