GoKawiilIn the never-ending battle of figuring out what's real and what's created by artificial intelligence, NordVPN has a new browser tool that can help you separate human voices from fakes.
NordVPN's new tool listens to audio from your open browser window and alerts you if it detects a human or AI-generated voice. The feature is currently only available in NordVPN's Chrome browser extension, and you'll need to enable the tool to start detecting voices on websites in real time.
It isn't clear when the tool will roll out to other extensions, such as Firefox and Edge, or which plans include the AI Voice Detector. NordVPN didn't immediately respond to CNET's request for comment. In the meantime, here's what we know about the tool and how it works.
How NordVPN's AI Voice Detector works
NordVPN partnered with NordLabs' cybersecurity experts and tested both real and AI-generated audio. The tool uses an AI model to distinguish between the two types of voices, according to Thursday's announcement.
Here's how it works. You'll enable the feature in your Chrome extension, and the AI voice detector will run in the background on the tab you have open. You'll receive an update on the voice detector's results in the extension, and a pop-up that will display one of three colors from the sound:
Green: It's a human voice.
It's a human voice. Amber: It could potentially be AI-generated.
It could potentially be AI-generated. Red: It's an AI-generated voice.
NordVPN's announcement says that the detector cannot hear what's being said and that it only analyzes acoustic characteristics. The tool isn't capable of understanding, recording or interpreting conversations. You'll hear the sound as normal while NordVPN's detector analyzes it. If you stop the detection or close your active tab, NordVPN says all audio buffers will be discarded. Nothing will be stored.
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