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After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action.

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Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI, a San Francisco startup building AI models that run on smartphones to flag fake voices in real time, after her grandfather was scammed by a deepfake of his brother's voice.

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“After her grandfather was scammed by a deepfake of his brother's voice, Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI, a San Francisco startup building AI models small enough to run directly on smartphones and flag fake voices in real time, and it's now one of the…”
TechCrunch AI, 28 Sept 2026, 15:00.

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