Reality Defender and PlayAI Partner to Combat Voice Deepfakes
Reality Defender, a deepfake detection platform, and PlayAI, a voice artificial intelligence platform provider, have partnered to advance the development of audio deepfake detection models.
This partnership combines PlayAI's foundational speech models with Reality Defender's detection tools to provide advanced protection against malicious voice clones in audio and video communications. Reality Defender will use the data generated from PlayAI's voice generation models to improve the accuracy and resilience of deepfake detection solutions.
"Our collaboration with PlayAI, who are at the forefront of AI voice technology, represents a significant step forward," said Reality Defender Co-Founder and CEO Ben Colman in a statement. "This partnership strengthens our ability to combat the rising challenge of fraud driven by synthetic voice impersonation."
"This collaboration marks another significant milestone for Reality Defender, reinforcing our growing network of data partnerships with genAI industry leaders," said Ali Shahriyari, co-founder and chief technology officer of Reality Defender, in a statement. "PlayAI's expertise and position as a leader in generative AI-empowered voice enables our team to deliver advanced detection capabilities that will stay several steps ahead of malicious actors and fraudsters."
"At PlayAI, we believe generative AI is a fundamental advancement for humanity, but requires new technologies to maintain alignment," said Mahmoud Felfel, co-founder and CEO of PlayAI, in a statement. "We're doubling down on this creed by partnering with Reality Defender to add another layer of deepfake protection for our users. We share the same drive for a future where AI and trust go hand in hand."
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