Microsoft Teams to get tools for detecting deepfakes during meetings
From mid-November, companies will be able to connect certified third-party tools to Teams that flag a suspected deepfake participant in a meeting.
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Microsoft wants to make it harder to carry out AI-assisted fraud in video calls. According to the Polish tech site Antyweb, Teams will get a feature that detects deepfakes during meetings.
How it is meant to work
From mid-November 2026, companies will be able to connect certified tools from third-party providers to Teams. At first the feature will appear in the desktop version, on Mac and in the browser.
Such a tool joins the meeting as a bot. It analyses audio and video, then flags a suspicious participant. The participant receives a score and a risk level is assigned. The alert is visible to everyone on the participant list, not only the organiser.
Where the idea comes from
Antyweb describes a common scenario: a finance employee speaks to someone who looks and sounds like their boss and makes an urgent transfer on their instruction. In reality they are talking to an algorithm. According to the site, the FBI warned in July that AI-generated content can be practically indistinguishable from the real thing, including in live conversations.
A study by University College London (UCL) found that people recognise a deepfake voice in 73% of cases. A meta-analysis of 56 papers gives a result only slightly better than a coin toss, Antyweb says.
Unanswered questions
Microsoft does not scan anything itself; it only displays results supplied by partners. The company has not said which providers will be certified or how much it will cost. Nor has it disclosed exactly what the bots will see.
Privacy questions matter, because Microsoft's assurances cover processing on its own side, not at third-party firms. One existing provider admits that its bot records 30-second samples of the conversation.
What this means for you
The feature is aimed at companies and organisations that use Teams, so ordinary users will not get it automatically. If you work for a company that uses Teams, the administrator will decide whether to switch it on. The source does not say when or whether the tool will be available in the UK or Poland, or how much it will cost.
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