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My stepmother tells she has been getting this type of scam, minus the accurate voice, for years. About one a year.

I'm not sure she would have spotted the scam if it had sounded right.

On the bright side, it's not a very convincing rendition of a human.

I agree. That guy sounds very nonchalant for being in life-threatening distress.

not just that, he sounds remarkably computer-like

PS on the downvote: sorry if I did hurt someone's feelings, but it's the truth

Totally agree, this sounds awful

It doesn’t matter. Given enough time and progress, it will be indistinguishable.

I mean, it kind of does matter? Since the start of this thread was a post about the imminent threat that play.ht posed, an example of it not appearing very dangerous is on topic.

It’s very possible that some other voice cloning software will be the undoing of the fabric of society, not this particular website.

Damn that's a perfect example.