How to tell if a voice recording is AI-generated, per Scientific American
scientificamerican · reddit · 2026-11-03
Scientific American explains practical ways to spot AI-generated voice recordings. Synthetic speech often lacks natural breath sounds, mouth noises, and consistent background noise that real recordings carry, appearing unnaturally smooth on the waveform. The article also covers signal-level cues researchers use to detect synthetic audio, giving ordinary listeners a starting point when facing suspicious recordings such as scam calls.
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