NIST Evaluation Results for Pindrop Deepfake Detection
Yitao Sun
September 10, 2025 (UPDATED ON September 11, 2025)
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Pindrop NIST evaluation team: Yitao Sun, Svetlana Afanaseva, Kevin Stowe, Kailash Patil
As generative AI makes it easier to create convincing synthetic text, the risk of fraud through written communication has never been higher. Pindrop’s recent participation in the NIST evaluation provided an independent, industry-recognized benchmark to test our methods and push the boundaries of deepfake text detection accuracy. By staying ahead of evolving text deepfake techniques, Pindrop is committed to helping protect organizations and individuals from the hidden dangers of synthetic communication.
About the NIST evaluation
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts domestically recognized evaluations of cutting-edge technologies in AI-driven security. In the most recent evaluation, the Generator tasks focused on creating sophisticated synthetic text samples by using state-of-the-art LLMs and prompt engineering to mimic authentic communication styles.
At the same time, the Discriminator tasks, which Pindrop participated in, focused on detecting these deepfakes. The event provided a neutral, benchmark-driven environment where organizations could test their solutions against real-world challenges and peer innovations. NIST offered valuable insight into the performance, accuracy, and resilience of each participating system.
Preparation and approach
To achieve our best possible performance in detecting text-based deepfakes, we combined high-quality training data with the efficiency of a feature-engineered approach. Our team built a dataset that reflects the many ways deepfake text can appear by capturing diverse tones, writing styles, and artificially generated text patterns.
On that foundation, we created an analysis method that examines subtle cues in sentence structure, word choice, and writing style. Unlike heavy AI models that require large amounts of computing power, our method is more streamlined, making it faster and easier to scale. This balance of accuracy and efficiency means customers get advanced detection capabilities without slowing down their operations.
Results and achievements
Our solution delivered exceptional performance in the NIST evaluation as Discriminator team 18126:
AUC-ROC Accuracy
Indicates excellent overall ability to distinguish between real and AI-generated text .
Equal Error Rate (EER)
Shows our system is well-balanced, minimizing both false accepts and false rejects.
True Positive Rate and False Acceptance Rate
Demonstrates that even when the tolerance for false alarms is extremely strict, our model still catches nearly all deepfakes. This metric is critical for high-security applications where even rare false acceptances can be costly.
What this means:
Our industry-deployed solution is extremely accurate at detecting deepfakes.
Our approach balances security and usability, detecting threats without overwhelming users with false alerts.
The results validate Pindrop’s ability to rapidly adapt detection models to evolving threat patterns, reinforcing our ability to defend against emerging generative AI–driven deepfakes.
Looking ahead
Pindrop will continue advancing deepfake detection across voice, text, and multimedia, expanding our research into new languages and platforms. By staying ahead of evolving generative AI threats, we remain committed to delivering fast, scalable, and highly accurate authentication—so that our customers can trust every interaction.
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