Voice cloning technologies can generate a near-perfect voice clone based on a short audio clip or snippet of someone’s voice. In the wrong hands, voice cloning technologies can do harm. Take, for example, the family emergency scam, where an impostor pretends to be a distressed relative requesting a transfer of funds.

As part of its ongoing focus on these issues, the FTC is announcing the Voice Cloning Challenge — a call-to-action to innovators to develop solutions that protect consumers from voice cloning harms. The winner will take home a prize of $25,000.

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