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New method explains deepfake speech detector decisions

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Researchers have developed a new method to understand how deepfake speech detectors make their decisions. By using Integrated Gradients on self-supervised representations, the technique can pinpoint specific moments in audio where evidence of a deepfake is detected. This analysis revealed that different detectors, such as AASIST, CA-MHFA, and SLS, rely on distinct audio cues, ranging from environmental sounds to phoneme artifacts and spectral integrity. AI

IMPACT Provides crucial insights into the decision-making processes of AI systems used for detecting synthetic media.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Vojt\v{e}ch Stan\v{e}k, Veronika Jirmusov\'a, Anton Firc, Kamil Malinka, Jakub Re\v{s}, Martin Pere\v{s}\'ini ·

    What Do Deepfake Speech Detectors Actually Hear?

    arXiv:2606.10912v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Deepfake speech detectors often output a single score without explaining why an audio sample is flagged, where in the signal the evidence lies, or what cues drive the decision. We propose an audio-native explainability pipeline us…

  2. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Martin Perešíni ·

    What Do Deepfake Speech Detectors Actually Hear?

    Deepfake speech detectors often output a single score without explaining why an audio sample is flagged, where in the signal the evidence lies, or what cues drive the decision. We propose an audio-native explainability pipeline using Integrated Gradients on time-aligned self-supe…

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