Maybe to people who were closely following the research, but I very much doubt it was on most peoples radar until maybe a year or so ago when ElevenLabs became available to the public and it started being used in viral memes of Trump and friends.
Yeah I mean fair enough. Im no AI enthusiast and I knew about it a long time ago, however, I also spend a ton of time on the internet, read computer related news etc, so I spose your right.
But I remember watching northernlion like 8 years ago and thinking "you could probably spoof this guys voice really easy with a nueral net"
