Tavus says its Griffin-Lite model convinced 48% of participants that they were speaking to a real human during a one-minute video call. If that claim holds up, this is not just a cool demo. It is a security problem.
โ ๏ธ What happens when this becomes cheap, fast and available everywhere. or Jailbroken and sold on darkweb?
- Think about live scams where the caller looks and sounds believable.
- Executive impersonation over video to push an urgent payment.
- Extortion with a convincing synthetic face and voice.
- Family emergency fraud where a panicked relative thinks they are looking at someone they love.
Many think this technology be banned or at least made available only for cartoon characters. I dont think its realistic to stop this... We just have to adapt and prepare, because its coming. If you didnt see it, you can check it out here.