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Ask HN: My wife might lose the ability to speak in 3 weeks – how to prepare?

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Re: Ask HN: My wife might lose the ability to speak in 3 weeks – how to prepare?

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Post by coronadisaster »

lostlogin wrote: post #109
coronadisaster wrote: post #101

Just have her carry a good microphone at all times to record everything she says until that point, to have a maximum amount of samples. If you can't "deepfake" it today, maybe you will be able to do it tomorrow, but at least you will have the data.

“This conversation is being recorded for training and quality assurance purposes.” Should be stated before each new interaction. The legal requirement will vary by jurisdiction but a lawyer can advise on that. And yes, I’m joking.

While this can be true, it depends in which state that you live in: https://recordinglaw.com/party-two-party-consent-states/ . In Illinois, it is apparently legal for the police to record you without consent but it is illegal for you to record the police...

Re: Ask HN: My wife might lose the ability to speak in 3 weeks – how to prepare?

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Post by klyrs »

dragoon7 wrote: post #65

Learn sign language.

These suggestions are getting downvoted, but my girlfriend needed surgery wherein she wouldn't be able to speak for about a month. I know sign language, and tutored her for about a month leading up to the surgery. It was empowering, and she was able to teach friends, family and coworkers a few basic signs which made a lot of interactions go smoother. This low-tech solution doesn't need batteries or internet connectivity, and can provide a much smoother flow of conversation than typing things out.

Re: Ask HN: My wife might lose the ability to speak in 3 weeks – how to prepare?

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Post by bluGill »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #17
david_draco wrote: post #6

Learn sign language, instead of holding on to the past.

She's not losing her knowledge of English. The odds are overwhelming that she'll prefer to communicate by English text (where she'll have native fluency) than in a new language .

For the first couple weeks, after that she will discover that sign language is easier than typing all the time. Of course this assumes both make a concentrated effort to learn the language. Once basic conversations can be had in sign language the rest comes. There is a small community of deaf people where ever you are that you can join so you won't be alone in your world which is important both for learned faster and for psychological reasons.

Fortunately the effort can be done anytime after the fact, so if she is lucky it might not be done at all.

Re: Ask HN: My wife might lose the ability to speak in 3 weeks – how to prepare?

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Post by watertom »

If she loses her ability to speak there are many ways to help her out, but nothing can replace the sound of her voice, especially for those important moments.

Just in case. Record specific messages for various people in her life, that can be used repeatedly, Children, Mom, Dad, siblings, in-laws, friends, messages like: "X, I love you", "X, I miss you.", "Mommy loves you!" "Give me a hug". "Holiday Greeting", "Happy Birthday","I'm so proud of you!" favorite happy saying, frustration saying,

You get the idea.

Re: Ask HN: My wife might lose the ability to speak in 3 weeks – how to prepare?

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Post by [deleted] »

vervez wrote: post #87
audiohermit wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I work in pathological speech processing/synthesis so I'm unfortunately familiar with your father's position. It really sucks that these people didn't know that archiving their voice would've been useful. I hear snippets that people manage to glean from family videos right after listening to their current voices and it makes me really sad. On the upside, your father can choose any celebrity he wants to voice him! Ton…

Is Morgan Freeman the most used celebrity?

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Re: Ask HN: My wife might lose the ability to speak in 3 weeks – how to prepare?

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Post by jitendrac »

ML will require a lot of samples for getting it as desired. I will say, let your wife carry an attached microphone and meet all the people she wishes to talk at least once. collect all the audio data, and you can use it later. <ake all the available moments memorable for her like If you have child record a message from your wife for next 10 birthday of child.

Re: Ask HN: My wife might lose the ability to speak in 3 weeks – how to prepare?

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Post by stevenbedrick »

dawg- wrote: post #92

Speech-language Pathology student here. I would recommend going to see a speech therapist. It will likely be covered by your health insurance. Find an SLP who specializes in AAC (Augmented and Alternative Communication) who can help your wife communicate if she loses her speech. Your DIY approach could work, but having support from an SLP to help her learn the system, and come up with other options if it doesn't cove…

Upvoted and agreed 100%, from an AAC researcher. Your best bet is definitely going to be to reach out to an SLP with AAC expertise.

Re: Ask HN: My wife might lose the ability to speak in 3 weeks – how to prepare?

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Post by markk »

coronadisaster wrote: post #101

Just have her carry a good microphone at all times to record everything she says until that point, to have a maximum amount of samples. If you can't "deepfake" it today, maybe you will be able to do it tomorrow, but at least you will have the data.

Maybe using a lav mic and the recorder in the pocket would be the most natural
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