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Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices from 20 seconds of audio

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Re: Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices from 20 seconds of audio

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Post by nullsense »

gsich wrote: post #252
Dowwie wrote: post #118

I recommend you immediately add identity verification (state-issued identification verification), set up appropriate secrets store for PII, and audit trail EVERYTHING your users are doing, storing the contents in a secure location. Yesterday. This service will be used to harm others, shortly. I do think that there are exciting, honest things that can be done with this service but you need to set up some friction for…

Or it will be used for memes.

Working on that as we speak. We will soon all be nostalgic for the memes of this era. Bear in mind 2024 is an election year. What a time to be alive.

Re: Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices from 20 seconds of audio

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Post by ajani »

I was excited to see this. My results were not convincing.

- I used "create voice", and the page refused to allow me to create anything because the big green button at the bottom was disabled. Only 1 checkbox shows up out of the 3 labels, and I was unable to check even the box that was visible. I used console tools to remove the disabled property from the element and it worked. (I'm using Safari so maybe it doesn't work there properly)

- The generated voice did not sound like me (I used my own voice). It did have some familiar tones, but not really.

- I fiddled with top-p, temperature and voice guidance, but the improvement was minuscule.

- Also recording the voice did not work (did record, but couldn't replay it to verify). So I recorded it on my computer and uploaded a file and that did work.

Re: Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices from 20 seconds of audio

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Post by calvinmorrison »

ajani wrote: post #414

I was excited to see this. My results were not convincing. - I used "create voice", and the page refused to allow me to create anything because the big green button at the bottom was disabled. Only 1 checkbox shows up out of the 3 labels, and I was unable to check even the box that was visible. I used console tools to remove the disabled property from the element and it worked. (I'm using Safari so maybe it doesn't w…

I had a weirder issue. When selecting the different tuning options there was no playback so I went to the final step and the voices joined in a cacophony all at once

Re: Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices from 20 seconds of audio

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Post by mywacaday »

hammadh wrote: post #238
h1fra wrote: post #233

Congrats on launching. People already made a lot of feedback on the product itself so I'll keep mine. Just a few note on the UX: - Recording your own voice should contain a script too, that could help increase the quality of the sampling because I struggled to say anything relevant. - Recording again, there is no time so it's hard to say when it's okay to stop - You enforce the checkbox "not [...] to generate any sex…

Thanks, we intended the playground to be merely a testing tool for the new model we're building. We'll improve based on your feedback!

I noticed that when i put in the following text from the BBC as a test and it pronounces 2008 as "two thousand eight" but I believe most people would pronounce it as "two thousand and eight"

Great work

A billionaire's son, who fled to Yemen within hours of the death of a student in London 15 years ago, has admitted his involvement to the BBC.

The body of Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, was discovered under rubble in a Great Portland Street basement in 2008.

Farouk Abdulhak, who is on the Met Police's most wanted list and is the subject of an international arrest warrant, has never spoken about the case before.

Re: Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices from 20 seconds of audio

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Post by Izkata »

jeroenhd wrote: post #90
Rubinsalamander wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Massively reducing costs for Voice Over in Video Games. This should make it even feasible to create mods with audio which would be great :)

I would consider studios taking voice actors' voices and using them to generate new content beyond their contract to be abuse. I'm sure big corporations are rubbing their hands in anticipation, but I'm sure killing the VA industry will make the world just a tiny bit worse for everyone else. Mods are more difficult to attach a moral judgement to. I don't think I'd really consider them malicious, as long as they're not…

Star Trek: Prodigy has already used audio from previous movies and TV to bring back to life several actors from previous series. It's not exactly the same as this, but their dialogue was taken out of context to create new scenes and story.

Re: Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices from 20 seconds of audio

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Post by MattRix »

ajani wrote: post #414

I was excited to see this. My results were not convincing. - I used "create voice", and the page refused to allow me to create anything because the big green button at the bottom was disabled. Only 1 checkbox shows up out of the 3 labels, and I was unable to check even the box that was visible. I used console tools to remove the disabled property from the element and it worked. (I'm using Safari so maybe it doesn't w…

I had this too, but the checkbox was just really small. My assumption was that they made it small so that people had to actually pay attention and read the text? But maybe it's just a bug haha

Re: Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices from 20 seconds of audio

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Post by MattRix »

drewwwwww wrote: post #407
rcme wrote: post #356

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The constant worry about malicious deployment is so tired in my opinion. The technology to clone voices exists. Your trust is audio recording should already be shaken. Trying to hobble this product on the grounds of "it's dangerous" just serves to limit creativity.

asking someone to take basic precautions like “have a fire extinguisher” or “hazmat labeling” just gets in the way of innovation!

well no, their argument is more like: "Everyone should keep advancing the art of cooking, but just make sure they have a fire extinguisher handy" and your response is "Don't use fire to cook because there's a chance it could burn your house down".

Re: Launch HN: Play.ht (YC W23) – Generate and clone voices from 20 seconds of audio

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Post by rcme »

drewwwwww wrote: post #407
rcme wrote: post #356

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The constant worry about malicious deployment is so tired in my opinion. The technology to clone voices exists. Your trust is audio recording should already be shaken. Trying to hobble this product on the grounds of "it's dangerous" just serves to limit creativity.

asking someone to take basic precautions like “have a fire extinguisher” or “hazmat labeling” just gets in the way of innovation!

Generally hazmat labeling is only required when there is a clear and present harm possible. So far, the only argument presented is “theoretically someone could abuse the this” which is very different than “if you’re exposed to this, you will get cancer.”

If a theoretical argument that the masses can’t be trusted due to the actions of a few appeals to you, then I imagine you also support banning encryption to prevent terrorism.

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