Truecaller launches feature that duplicates your voice using AI to answer unwanted calls

Truecaller has entered into an agreement with Microsoft offer a service based on artificial intelligence. The mobile application will allow create an AI version of your voice to answer calls. Users will only need to record an audio clip and the system will generate a duplicate of your voice to use on any call.

System works through Truecaller assistanta kind of secretary who answer and filter calls so they don’t distract you. The wizard is available to premium users and adds an additional layer of protection against spam calls. A new version uses Azure AI Speech technology and replace the default voices with your own.

“By integrating the personalized speech capabilities of Microsoft Azure AI Speech into Truecaller, we have taken an important step towards delivering truly personalized and engaging communications,” said Raphael Mimoun, CEO of Truecaller. “This innovative capability not only adds a sense of familiarity and convenience to users, but also demonstrates the power of artificial intelligence to change the way we interact with our digital assistants.”

Azure AI Speech is Microsoft’s technology for create your own voices using artificial intelligence. This feature, announced in November 2023, allows play a person’s voice from a 1-minute audio clip. Custom Neural Voice is available in over 100 languages ​​and can be created in seconds.

Azure AI speech technology limited to specific cases and requires permission previous. Microsoft indicates that it has included security barriers to prevent misuse, as well as watermarks for AI-generated voices. Truecaller only offers this through the assistant.

How to Duplicate Your Voice Using Artificial Intelligence in Truecaller

If you want to duplicate your voice using AI in Truecaller, you need to follow a series of steps. He The main requirement is that you are a Truecaller Premium user., since the Assistant feature is only available to paid users. If you encounter this, you simply need to access the options menu and select “Assistant” to record and customize your voice.

AI Voice Mirroring is only available in the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, India, Sweden and Chile. Truecaller mentioned that will soon spread to other countriesalthough there is no indication that this will happen in Spain and the European Union, as data protection laws are stricter than in the rest of the world.

Truecaller function the next step in blocking calls using artificial intelligence. Google is also working on a feature that detects spam calls by analyzing the conversation in real time. In this case, the tech company is using the Gemini Nano, a base model that is included in Pixel phones and is activated when the phone answers.

Azure AI Speech This doesn’t just apply to voice assistants.. Microsoft presented several examples at Build 2024 highlighting real-time video translation and editing tools. Artificial intelligence can also be used to add your voice to video game characters or dub TV series and films into several languages.