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This Voice Doesn't Exist – Generative Voice AI

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Re: This Voice Doesn't Exist – Generative Voice AI

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Post by xp84 »

drewbug01 wrote: post #5

The “narrative” example is pretty good, but the “conversational” example is rather unpleasant to listen to. (Especially if you know how well Meryl Streep delivers that monologue in the original: https://youtu.be/Ja2fgquYTCg )

Maybe it's because I haven't heard the source material, but that Conversational voice really appeals to me. I wish my phone and assistants used that voice.

(and also I can't wait for a "real" ChatGPT-era AI to go with it, to put those braindead jokes of an "assistant" Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant out to pasture)

Re: This Voice Doesn't Exist – Generative Voice AI

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Post by dalmo3 »

I found the samples incredibly good. But the samples in their other post about conveying emotions[0] are still far from acceptable.

In any case, I'm hoping this can be expanded to other languages as it would be an amazing tool for language learning.

[0] https://blog.elevenlabs.io/the_first_ai_that_can_laugh/

Re: This Voice Doesn't Exist – Generative Voice AI

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Post by CobrastanJorji »

> Not only can they be more cost-effective without compromising on quality...

That feels dishonest. Even if this AI is just as good at speaking as a professional voice actor (which I'm not sold on), a voice actor does more than just read the line. In ideal circumstances, they have a lot of context for what their character is doing and feeling.

Is this potentially a good option for saving money on video game voices? Quite possibly yes. Is there no compromise on quality? No, not yet.

Past that, the whole "Ethical AI" section's arguments seem ridiculous. Of COURSE it puts the livelihoods of voice actors at risk. Your product's whole point is that fewer man hours are needed for voice work. Just accept that you're making those jobs obsolete. There's a perfectly good argument that it's okay to do that. Throwing bullshit at us to convince us that "no, the voice actors will still have lots of work, and they won't even have to talk!" just makes you sound like snake oil salesmen.

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