EXPERIMENT

Prashant,

I need your help to conduct a small experiment as described in following blog ( still incomplete / unpublished )

Pl give me a ring after you had a chance to study it

Hcp

Scary  ?  Yes   /   Possible  ?  No doubt !

Imagine this scenario :

·         A Cyber-Criminal types in Google :  justice dipak misra

·         Selects :   Videos

·         Finds    :    About 40,700 results (0.12 seconds) 

·         Selects / Downloads :   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEa9iE5tbCY

   

·         Extracts audio of Shri Misra’s speech , using : Audio Converter

          { https://online-audio-converter.com/help/how_to_extract_sound_from_video }

·         Pastes this Audio file into : Lyrebird { https://lyrebird.ai/  } , to generate a “ Digital Voice “ of Shri Misra  (  FREE  ) which sounds exactly like Shri Misra  !

That Cyber criminal carefully reads FAQ  (  https://lyrebird.ai/faq/  ) , which tell him :

How can you clone a voice with so little data?

What are the applications of the technology?

I have a lot of audio recordings, can you create higher quality voices?

Do you have concerns about potential misuses of the technology?

Is there a way to distinguish between a genuine voice and an artificial voice?

·         Then he looks up :

      #     https://futurism.com/videos/this-ai-can-create-fake-videos-that-look-real/

     #     https://futurism.com/ai-makes-fake-videos-facilitate-end-reality-know-it/ 

·         Then he prepares following  judgement  ( fake , no doubt ) that he wants Shri Misra’s fake video to deliver in his realistic sounding “ digital voice “ , using indistinguishable facial features / gestures / mannerism / expressions etc that would “ fool “ the most tech-savvy :

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“  For past few months, we have heard arguments from the learned advocates of , both the petitioners and of the government , in respect of the legitimacy of linking Aadhar ID to a large number of government schemes

We have been told that such universal linkages will take away a citizen’s fundamental “ Right to Privacy “ and lead to a “ Surveillance State “ having draconian powers over the citizens

At the same time, we have been keeping a close watch on the following developments :

#     With each passing day , millions of Indian Citizens are getting access to internet

#     These millions are daily downloading millions of Mobile Apps ( including Mobile wallets ) and providing personal data to millions of E Commerce web sites /  Search Engines  /  Social Media web sites / Messaging applications / Fintech services / Travel services etc, using GPS enabled Smart phones / Glasses / Wrist Bands / Smart Watches / Home Assistant Devices etc

       

#     The data provided by these Citizens for getting an Aadhar ID is miniscule in comparison with the personal / private data that the Citizens are already providing to these non-state agencies

#     Most citizens , while accessing such services are agreeing that the service provider can use their personal data in any way it deems fit and share it with anyone else , without telling / informing the user as to the actual usage or sharing

#    The number of Internet-connected devices ( and, without doubt , GPS enabled ) are growing exponentially and expected to reach 50 device per person by 2020

#    Each of these devices will be embedded with micro-sensors which will pick-up all the personal / private conversations of a user and transmit it to the Central servers of , not only the device manufacturers but also of the Internet Service providers involved . For doing this , the devices will carry an automatic “ Activation Clause / Terms “ which will grant to these devices, unfettered rights ( by the user ) to do so

#   Advances in Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / AR / VR / Hepatic Devices / Holograms etc are progressing so rapidly that  , as per recent scientific predictions, by 2022 , Robots will become commonplace in most middle-income homes, able to reliably read lips and recognize face, mouth and hand gestures. All toys will be  “smart” with built-in machine learning

#   Scientists also seem to agree that content in all of its form ( textual - audio – video – sensory ) , generated by all human beings on the earth will get captured automatically / continuously and flow seamlessly , across billions of internet connected devices and will no more remain confined to a few servers . All of this will happen involuntarily and an individual will have neither any say on this nor will anyone be able to opt-out from this scenario. This flow of a person’s private data will start from birth