From: Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 11:15:08 +0800
To: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Subject: Re: Massively parallel carbon-unit-based voice pattern matching
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                          SANDY SANDFORT
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C'punks,

On Fri, 9 Aug 1996, jim bell wrote:

> Would it be possible to modify speech to remove the identifiable 
> characteristics which came from the speaker, and replace them
> with those of some other person.  

Equipment exists that can remove the microtremors associated with
stress, thus defeating voice stress analysis technology.  Modeling
someone elses voice print would seem to be of little value, if
possible at all.

However, one could use voice-synthesis software to phone in a
bomb threat.  (The cops would probably arrest Stephen Hawkings 
on the basis of the voice print.)


 S a n d y

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