After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action
TechCrunch 2 weeks ago 21
Tarini Padmanabhuni’s grandfather was tricked by a deepfake voice that claimed a kidnapping and prompted a ransom payment before it was discovered to be fake. The FBI reports Americans lost close to $900 million to AI-driven scams last year, up 24% from 2024. DetectifAI, her startup, is building compact AI voice-detection models to run on phones so calls and voice messages can be flagged without sending audio off the device.