Mastodawn

Detect AI Voices: Spot Subtle Flaws & Avoid Being Fooled https://aiorbit.app/detect-ai-voices-spot-subtle-flaws-avoid-being-fooled/ #AIDetection
#SyntheticVoices
#VoiceScams
#DigitalLiteracy

Kestrell May 1

It's not that #SyntheticVoices are all female that really makes me think they are so much more likely to be a medium of #technosexism, it's that they all sound aboutt two steps away from becoming Stepford wives. Why can't I have someone more...bluesy? I'm trying out siri's voice 5 and the vibe I'm getting is more alto, but "subtle characteristics of Afrircan American vernacular English"? I'm not hearing it. Anyway, fantastic there is finally more than Nass's book on the subject.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/bitching-betty-speaks-how-talking-machines-got-their-gendered-voices/

Bitching Betty Speaks: How Talking Machines Got Their Gendered Voices

From the cockpit to consumer tech, synthetic voices shed light on the deep-rooted gender biases embedded in our technologies.

The MIT Press Reader

Winbuzzer Mar 20

OpenAI has upgraded its AI speech models, enhancing transcription accuracy and improving voice realism

#AI #GenAI #OpenAI #AISpeech #VoiceAI #AITranscription #TextToSpeech #SpeechToText #AIethics #SyntheticVoices

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/03/20/openai-enhances-ai-speech-models-with-more-realistic-voices-and-improved-transcription-xcxwbn/

Nicole Hennig Mar 29, 2024

OpenAI unveils voice cloning AI model, but only for selected partners (for now) https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-unveils-voice-cloning-ai-model-but-only-for-selected-partners-for-now/ #AI #OpenAI #SyntheticVoices

OpenAI unveils voice cloning AI model, but only for selected partners (for now)

The tech has obviously huge implications for those who record themselves speaking often, be they podcasters, voice over artists, performers.

VentureBeat

Nicole Hennig Mar 29, 2024

Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Synthetic Voices https://openai.com/blog/navigating-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-synthetic-voices #AI #OpenAI #SyntheticVoices

Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Synthetic Voices

We’re sharing lessons from a small scale preview of Voice Engine, a model for creating custom voices.

Juergen Berkessel Mar 18, 2024

As we delve deeper into AI voice cloning, we encounter potential applications that push the ethical boundaries.