AI Clones and the Future of Voice Authentication

Is the DOJ about to sue to stop of Adobe’s acquisition of Figma? Confirmation of the lower end mixed reality headset from Apple due next year. A reporter used an AI-generated replica of a voice to bypass the voice verification system of a major bank. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Links:

• DOJ Preps Antitrust Suit to Block Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Deal (Bloomberg)
• Kuo: Apple to Launch High-End and Low-End Versions of Second-Generation Headset in 2025 (MacRumors)
• How I Broke Into a Bank Account With an AI-Generated Voice (Motherboard)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work? (Stephen Wolfram)
• Getting My ChatGPT Plus Subscription Is an Inflection Point (HackerNoon)
• Why China Didn’t Invent ChatGPT (NYTimes)
• Meet the $10,000 Nvidia chip powering the race for A.I. (CNBC)
• Inside Meta’s Push to Solve the Noisy Office (WSJ)
• Are bioinspired drones the next big thing in unmanned flight? (TNW)

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