FARx has introduced the newest iteration of its biometric software aimed at countering AI-powered voice fraud. Advanced voice cloning technologies, which can mimic human speech to an undetectable degree for human listeners, are now a growing concern. Legacy voice biometrics, once a formidable defense, are no longer adept at identifying such sophisticated fraud attempts.
Recent statistics indicate a notable surge in AI-related fraud, with 35% of UK businesses targeted, up significantly from 23% just a year prior. The proliferation of deceptive techniques such as social engineering, identity theft, deepfakes, voice cloning, and synthetic identities underscores the weaknesses of conventional multi-factor authentication and outdated voice biometrics.
FARx's Evolved Biometric Software
FARx's latest biometric software version unites speaker, speech, and face recognition
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently remarked on AI's capabilities, claiming it has "fully defeated" voice biometric authentication and emphasized the critical need for novel verification methods.
FARx's latest biometric software version unites speaker, speech, and face recognition, enhancing its ability to identify synthetic and cloned voices. By training with 55,000 synthetic voice samples from genuine telephony environments, it reliably distinguishes between authentic and AI-generated voices.
Detecting Synthetic Identities
FARx 2.0 goes beyond traditional voice interfaces, accurately determining who is speaking to thwart identity spoofing attempts whether they involve synthetic voices, deepfakes, or cloned media. This technology also plays a crucial role during customer onboarding by verifying genuine versus synthetic identities.
Seamlessly integrating into web browsers, apps, and existing communication systems, FARx 2.0 facilitates continuous, unobtrusive multi-factor authentication. Operating discreetly, it adapts to users' biometric nuances, such as emotions or behavioral changes, for persistent identity verification without interrupting user engagement. Additionally, it collects biometric information from potential fraudsters.
Supporting Various Communication Systems
FARx 2.0 enhances Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems for in-call detection of synthetic and cloned voices
Moreover, FARx 2.0 enhances Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems for in-call detection of synthetic and cloned voices across call centers and service desks, while also providing real-time deepfake detection capabilities for video conferencing platforms.
This development follows FARx's recent acquisition of £250,000 in seed funding, bolstered by the UK Government's Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), which offers tax incentives to investors supporting emerging innovative startups.
Combating AI-Powered Fraud
Clive Summerfield, CEO of FARx, explained, "This latest iteration of FARx is something we have been working on for a while now, with the aim to deliver an even more sophisticated, flexible biometric multi-factor authentication technology to users across a broad range of industries and applications. Receiving the investment through the SEIS has allowed us to do this at an even greater pace, speeding up the development and delivery of FARx 2.0 to those who need it most." He noted the recent uptick in AI-driven fraud and ID theft, stressing that outdated security measures fall short against modern AI threats.
Summerfield further stated, "Through further research and development, and the expansion of our integration capabilities, FARx 2.0 offers an even broader spectrum of security." He emphasized the system's foundation on patented AI biometric technology which adapts and strengthens with usage. Trained to identify threats such as deepfakes and synthetic voices, FARx 2.0 delivers a highly customized approach to multi-factor authentication, tailored to combat both existing and emerging threats.
FARx, the world’s only fused-biometrics company, has launched the latest version of its software to help organizations stay ahead of AI-powered voice fraud. Advanced text-to-speech and voice cloning tools can now mimic human speech so convincingly that they are indistinguishable to the human listener, and legacy voice biometrics designed to authenticate human voices are unable to detect the difference.
Recent data reveals a sharp rise in AI-related fraud, with 35% of UK businesses targeted by these attacks, compared to 23% in 2024. This surge is driven by increasingly sophisticated tactics, including social engineering and identity theft, deepfakes, voice cloning and synthetic identities. All threats that traditional multi-factor authentication and older voice biometrics solutions cannot reliably combat.
FARx’s next generation of biometrics software
In fact, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently warned that AI has “fully defeated” voice biometric authentication, calling it a “crazy” choice for financial institutions relying on it for security. Instead, he stressed that new verification methods are essential to protect against this next wave of fraud.
FARx’s next generation of biometrics software, which fuses speaker, speech and face recognition, introduces expanded capabilities for synthetic and cloned voice detection. Trained on 55,000 synthetic voices from real telephony environments, it can reliably distinguish between real and AI-generated voices.
Identity using synthetic voices
Unlike traditional voice user interfaces, FARx 2.0 identifies not just what is being said but who is speaking, enabling it to detect and block attempts to spoof someone’s identity using synthetic voices, deepfakes, or cloned audio and video. This is also useful when onboarding new customers to ensure they are not fake or synthetic identities.
FARx 2.0 can be integrated seamlessly into browsers, apps and existing communications systems to deliver continuous, frictionless multi-factor authentication. Operating in the background, it learns each user to detect subtle biometric shifts, such as emotion, tone, or behavior. It can also continuously verify identity without disrupting the user experience and capture biometric data from suspected fraudsters.
Early-stage innovative startups
FARx 2.0 also supports Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephony systems, for in-call synthetic and cloned voice detection across call centers, helpdesks and services desks; as well as video conferencing platforms for real time deepfake detection.
The announcement comes just two months after FARx secured £250,000 of seed investment, aided by the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) – a UK Government initiative providing tax relief to investors who fund small, early-stage innovative startups.
New era of AI-powered threats
Clive Summerfield, CEO of FARx said: “This latest iteration of FARx is something we have been working on for a while now, with the aim to deliver an even more sophisticated, flexible biometric multi-factor authentication technology to users across a broad range of industries and applications. Receiving the investment through the SEIS has allowed us to do this at an even greater pace, speeding up the development and delivery of FARx 2.0 to those who need it most."
“In recent months, we have seen in real time, perhaps more than ever before, the true impact of social engineering. Data is already showing an increase in the use of AI for fraud and ID theft; as technology and AI develop, this kind of attack will only become more regular. Legacy voice biometrics and traditional MFA systems are simply no longer enough to outsmart the new era of AI-powered threats."
Real-world AI-threat scenarios
Summerfield added: “Through further research and development, and the expansion of our integration capabilities, FARx 2.0 offers an even broader spectrum of security."
"Not only is it built on our patented AI biometric technology – which continuously learns and knows you, becoming stronger the more it is used – it is trained on tens of thousands of real-world AI-threat scenarios like deepfakes and synthetic voices. The result is a far more tailored approach to MFA security, built to combat both current and future threat landscapes.”
