ElevenLabs, which recently raised $80 million in Series B funding, has been focusing on providing voice cloning services for various applications, including audiobooks, movie dubbing, and video game characters. However, the company has faced criticism for its technology being used to mimic celebrities and fool authentication systems. In response, ElevenLabs has developed a tool to detect speech created by its platform and is working on another tool to detect and distribute synthesized audio to third parties.
Key takeaways:
- Hardware maker Rabbit has partnered with ElevenLabs to incorporate voice command technology into its devices, starting with the r1 device set to ship next month.
- ElevenLabs' technology will enable voice commands and responses from the pocket AI device, initially only available in English with one voice option.
- Rabbit's r1 devices will also feature Perplexity AI’s solutions for answering user questions, bi-directional translation, and other interactive features.
- Despite its success, ElevenLabs has faced criticism for security issues, including users mimicking celebrities and fooling bank authentication systems, leading the company to develop tools to detect and manage synthesized audio.