Deepfake case study · Audio
Jeff Geerling deepfake (Sep 2024)
Elecrow, an electronics manufacturer, used AI to clone the voice of YouTuber Jeff Geerling to promote their products in video tutorials. The cloning was discovered by a subscriber and confirmed by Geerling. Elecrow's…
- Incident date
- Sep 2024
- Target
- Jeff Geerling
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Elecrow, an electronics manufacturer, used AI to clone the voice of YouTuber Jeff Geerling to promote their products in video tutorials. The cloning was discovered by a subscriber and confirmed by Geerling. Elecrow's CEO apologized and offered compensation. The incident was publicized to raise awareness about AI voice cloning.