Dermot Desmond’s Daon targets AI deepfakes with new products

Daon, the biometric tech firm owned by Dermot Desmond, is rolling out new products to tackle deepfakes.

Deepfakes use AI to generate seemingly authentic videos or audio of people by mimicking their voices. The tech, which has grown in sophistication in recent years, has set off alarm bells for security professionals.

Daon recently released xSentinel, a new software tool for detecting a deepfake voice on a phone call.

Citing a survey it commissioned, Daon said ...