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9th FinVolution Global Data Science Competition Showcases LLMs in Voice Deepfake Detection

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Voice data augmentation and large language model (LLM) recognition impress judgesFinal datasets included the latest LLM-synthesized voices, and re-recorded fake voices, making recognition more challenging.Competition highlights the increased risks of deepfakes with new technologies

SHANGHAI, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — FinVolution Group, a leading fintech service provider, concluded the 9th FinVolution Global Data Science Competition on July 23. As part of the IJCAI 2024 challenge track, a top international AI conference, this year’s event spotlighted the use of large language models (LLMs) for effective voice deepfake detection.

The rapid advancement of deepfake technology blurs the lines between AI-generated and real voices, raising concerns about personal privacy and financial security. Participants of the contest employed deep learning and adversarial AI techniques to develop models capable of detecting fake voices from the provided datasets. The finals featured various algorithmic models and training approaches, including LLMs and traditional end-to-end recognition technologies.

The winning team achieved an impressive fake voice recognition rate of over 99% in the preliminary round and nearly 80% in the semifinals. Qiang Lyu, FinVolution’s algorithm scientist, attributed the disparity to varying complexities in the datasets.

“The preliminary round’s datasets primarily consisted of cloned voices generated by end-to-end TTS (text-to-speech) systems, which were easier to identify,” Lyu explained. “In the semifinals, however, the datasets included the latest LLM-synthesized voices, re-recorded fake voices, and even mixed real and fake voices in over five languages, including English, French, and Spanish. This complexity made recognition more challenging.”

Addressing LLM-generated deepfakes with LLMs

Judges were impressed by the innovative solutions and practical business implications presented by contestants. Many used voice data augmentation to expand their datasets and employed the latest LLM recognition technologies to enhance inference efficiency and reduce processing time.

Lei Chen, Vice President of FinVolution Group and Head of its Big Data and AI Division, commented, ” The competition showcased a range of effective voice deepfake detection solutions. Some contestants even used LLMs to detect deepfakes generated by other LLMs, demonstrating promising results. These approaches have significant potential for the fintech sector with further development.”

Chen added, “Research on voice LLMs needs to address academic challenges and then translate these solutions into practical applications to meet real-world business needs.“

Yuxiang Wang, COO & CTO of FinVolution Group, concluded, “As deepfake generation technology evolves, detection method must keep pace to achieve a balance between offense and defense. We hope that the FinVolution Global Data Science Competition will continue to push the boundaries of technology, empowering talent, academia, and industry, and fostering new innovations.”

The IJCAI 2024 Challenge

Launched in May, the 9th FinVolution Global Data Science Competition attracted 461 teams and 709 participants from leading universities and companies worldwide.

The nine finalist teams presented their solutions during on-site defenses, showcasing the diverse potential applications of deepfake detection technologies. Judges from top institutions, including Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Renmin University of China, evaluated the presentations.

As part of the IJCAI (International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence) Competitions and Challenges track, a top international AI conference, the winners will attend and present their solutions at IJCAI 2024 in Jeju, South Korea. FinVolution is a proud sponsor of IJCAI 2024.

Since its inception, the FinVolution Global Data Science Competition has drawn nearly 10,000 researchers from top university and enterprise globally. Previous themes have included “dialect distance recognition in speech,” “smart retail cabinet product recognition,” and “credit services for small and micro businesses.”

About FinVolution Group

FinVolution Group is a leading fintech company that connects millions of consumers as well as micro- and small-sized enterprises with financial institutions.

Founded in 2007 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2017, we have been at the forefront of the pan-Asian credit technology industry, pioneering innovative technologies in credit risk assessment, fraud detection, big data, and artificial intelligence. With a proven track record of robust growth in pan-Asian countries, we have established leading fintech platforms in China, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

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Fathom Applauds Introduction of the FRONTIER Act, the First Federal Blueprint for Independent AI Verification

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Reps. Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) introduce a bill to build a competitive marketplace of independent verifiers for frontier AI models.

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fathom welcomes the introduction of the FRONTIER Act, the most complete federal framework yet for independent, third-party verification of frontier AI. The legislation is built to earn public trust as AI technology continues to accelerate. As frontier systems begin to take autonomous action in the world, the gap between what these models can do and our ability to keep them in check is widening. FRONTIER is the starting point to close that gap.

“AI governance keeps running into the same wall. The technology is hard to measure and it moves faster than any law can keep up with,” said Andrew Freedman, Co-Founder and CEO of Fathom. “Trying to write the perfect rules and freezing them in place won’t work. What will work is a competitive market of independent verifiers who are accountable for real-world outcomes and who the government can actually count on. The FRONTIER Act shows we can move fast and still get this right.”

The bill gets the fundamentals correct. It sets one public standard – the adequate mitigation of catastrophic risk – and holds both the AI companies and their independent verifiers accountable to it. FRONTIER does not freeze a single testing method into statute. Instead, it licenses competing verification organizations, allows them to sharpen their methods, and gives the government the power to revoke a license when a verifier’s work does not hold up in the field. That is how you build a system that keeps pace with the science instead of falling behind it.

Fathom thanks Reps. Trahan and Obernolte for their leadership, and for their courage in releasing a discussion draft, inviting scrutiny, and incorporating substantive improvements from across the field. One priority improvement as the bill advances: giving the government a fuller range of tools to act upstream – for pushing companies to close identified gaps in risk mitigation early, rather than only once a catastrophe is imminent. We are committed to working with these sponsors, committees of jurisdiction, and Congressional leadership to continue refining the bill in the weeks and months ahead.

About Fathom
Fathom is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to build a governance architecture that helps society navigate the transition to a world with AI by fostering trust, safety, and innovation. Fathom has developed and championed the independent verification model for AI and works with policymakers across the country to put it into practice. Learn more at http://fathom.org.

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Fathom Applauds Introduction of the FRONTIER Act, the First Federal Blueprint for Independent AI Verification

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Reps. Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) introduce a bill to build a competitive marketplace of independent verifiers for frontier AI models.

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fathom welcomes the introduction of the FRONTIER Act, the most complete federal framework yet for independent, third-party verification of frontier AI. The legislation is built to earn public trust as AI technology continues to accelerate. As frontier systems begin to take autonomous action in the world, the gap between what these models can do and our ability to keep them in check is widening. FRONTIER is the starting point to close that gap.

“AI governance keeps running into the same wall. The technology is hard to measure and it moves faster than any law can keep up with,” said Andrew Freedman, Co-Founder and CEO of Fathom. “Trying to write the perfect rules and freezing them in place won’t work. What will work is a competitive market of independent verifiers who are accountable for real-world outcomes and who the government can actually count on. The FRONTIER Act shows we can move fast and still get this right.”

The bill gets the fundamentals correct. It sets one public standard – the adequate mitigation of catastrophic risk – and holds both the AI companies and their independent verifiers accountable to it. FRONTIER does not freeze a single testing method into statute. Instead, it licenses competing verification organizations, allows them to sharpen their methods, and gives the government the power to revoke a license when a verifier’s work does not hold up in the field. That is how you build a system that keeps pace with the science instead of falling behind it.

Fathom thanks Reps. Trahan and Obernolte for their leadership, and for their courage in releasing a discussion draft, inviting scrutiny, and incorporating substantive improvements from across the field. One priority improvement as the bill advances: giving the government a fuller range of tools to act upstream – for pushing companies to close identified gaps in risk mitigation early, rather than only once a catastrophe is imminent. We are committed to working with these sponsors, committees of jurisdiction, and Congressional leadership to continue refining the bill in the weeks and months ahead.

About Fathom
Fathom is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to build a governance architecture that helps society navigate the transition to a world with AI by fostering trust, safety, and innovation. Fathom has developed and championed the independent verification model for AI and works with policymakers across the country to put it into practice. Learn more at http://fathom.org.

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Congressman Ivey Presents TRX Systems and ACDi with Congressional Citation Recognizing Five-Year Partnership Delivering Assured PNT

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Congressman Glenn Ivey presented TRX Systems and ACDi with a Congressional Citation recognizing their five-year partnership delivering Assured PNT capabilities to the U.S. Army and supporting advanced manufacturing in Maryland.

GREENBELT, Md., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — TRX Systems was honored to receive a Congressional Citation from Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) recognizing five years of delivering Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems to the U.S. Army with manufacturing partner ACDi.

During the visit to the manufacturing facility at ACDi in Frederick, MD, TRX Systems provided an overview of the company’s history, mission, and heritage as a Maryland-based defense technology company specializing in Assured PNT solutions. The TRX team demonstrated DAPS GEN II, the solution delivered to the U.S. Army’s Program of Record for Dismounted Assured PNT.

Following the presentation, Congressman Ivey toured ACDi’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, where DAPS GEN II systems are produced as TRX’s subcontractor partner on the DAPS II program. The tour highlighted the advanced manufacturing capabilities supporting one of the Army’s premier Assured PNT programs, as well as five years of collaboration delivering critical technology to the Department of Defense by the two Maryland companies.

As part of the event, TRX Systems presented ACDi with a commemorative award recognizing five years of partnership and shared commitment to delivering innovative capabilities to the warfighter. Congressman Ivey then presented TRX Systems and ACDi with a Congressional Citation recognizing the partnership’s contributions to national defense, advanced manufacturing, and economic growth in Maryland.

“I was proud to visit ACDi and learn more about its partnership with TRX Systems,” said Congressman Glenn Ivey. “Beyond the innovative technology supporting our service members, I was encouraged to see both companies investing in Maryland talent by creating opportunities for local workers and University of Maryland graduates to build meaningful careers right here in our state.”

TRX Systems continues to advance resilient Assured PNT technologies for dismounted, mounted, and other platforms through agile research, development, and production partnerships. The company’s DAPS GEN II system entered full-rate production following Army approval in December 2024 and supports warfighters operating in the most challenging conditions.

About TRX Systems

TRX Systems develops military grade PNT solutions that improve the safety and mission effectiveness of warfighters in environments where GPS is unavailable, inaccurate, or intentionally denied. TRX solutions, including the DAPS GEN II system, are powered by multi-layer sensor fusion technology that uses a diverse set of position and time sources to deliver reliable positioning, navigation, and timing.

For more information, visit http://www.trxsystems.com.

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