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Artificial intelligence can re-create voices that may have otherwise been lost to disease (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 2 years ago by dankeck to c/technology

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Voice banking used to be expensive and time-consuming, but AI has made it more accessible to people with conditions that could impact their ability to speak, such as ALS, throat cancer, cerebral palsy and Parkinson’s disease.

Patients say having a computer-generated voice that sounds like their real voice has given them a greater sense of confidence and connection to the world around them.

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