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Lawmaker Jennifer Wexton - diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, which makes it difficult for her to speak - uses AI voice clone to address Congress (www.bbc.com)

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Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton used a artificial intelligence (AI) programme to address the House on Thursday. A year ago, the lawmaker was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, which makes it difficult for her to speak.

The AI programme allowed Wexton to make a clone of her speaking voice using old recordings of appearances and speeches she made in Congress. Wexton appears to be the first person to speak on the House floor with a voice recreated by AI.

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[–] ulkesh 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is a valid problem to solve with AI. I sure wish CEOs of all the moron companies jumping on the AI buzzword bandwagon would take note that AI should be for real problems to solve, not just to hitch a ride on the train and hope your stock goes up.

[–] millie 4 points 3 months ago

That would require executives to be capable of generating actual value rather than burning it for short term profits.