TechAfter a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action
After her grandfather was scammed by a deepfake imitation of his brother’s voice, Tarini Padmanabhuni founded San Francisco startup DetectifAI. The company is developing compact AI models that run on smartphones and detect fake voices in real time, and is competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt.
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After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action
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