Artificial intelligence continues to seep into each side of our lives: search outcomes, chatbots, photos on social media, viral movies, documentaries about lifeless celebrities. Of course, it’s additionally seeping into our ears via our podcast purchasers.
A brand new class of rising AI-powered providers can take audio clips from voice recordings and construct fashions off them. Anything you kind into a pc could be spit out as an impression of that particular person’s voice. Proponents of AI voice cloning see these instruments as a approach to make life somewhat simpler for content material creators. The robovoices can be utilized to repair errors, learn advertisements, or carry out different mundane duties. Critics warn that the identical instruments could be weaponized to steal identities, rip-off individuals, and make it sound like somebody has stated horrible issues they by no means did.
This week, we ask WIRED employees author Boone Ashworth—who can also be the producer of this podcast—to sit down down in entrance of the microphone and produce his AI voice clone experiments with him.
Show Notes
Read Boone’s story about AI voice clones. Read all of our latest protection of artificial intelligence.
Recommendations
Boone recommends the Arte Concert “Passengers” playlist on YouTube. Mike recommends The New York Times Presents: The Legacy of J Dilla, a documentary on FX and Hulu. Lauren recommends beginning Succession—from the start! crucial!—should you haven’t. It’s on HBO.
Boone Ashworth could be discovered on Twitter @BooneAshworth. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the primary hotline at @GadgetLab. The present is produced by Boone Ashworth. Our theme music is by Solar Keys.
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