In today’s episode, I explore the fascinating world of voice cloning and the advancements this technology has made. By using AI-based systems like tortoise TTS and 11 Labs, we can create highly realistic synthetic voices that closely resemble human speech. I conduct a demonstration comparing AI-generated content with my own narration to see how well the machine captures my voice. We discuss the potential applications of voice cloning, including entertainment, healthcare, and marketing, while also acknowledging the ethical considerations and challenges it presents. The technology has come a long way, and although it still lacks some human nuances, it has promising potential. Tune in to learn more about this transformative technology. Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button if you find this topic intriguing.
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Christopher Penn 0:00
In today’s episode, let’s talk about voice cloning and just how good the technology has gotten.
This is a technology.
It’s an AI based technology, which you use to you give some voice samples, like from this recording, and you load it into a system.
And there’s a couple of different packages out there, like tortoise TTS, which is open source, and 11 Labs, which is a commercial application.
And what comes out is pretty on the nose, I mean, you can tell there’s, you can tell there’s definitely variations that make it sound not exactly human.
But for casual listening, listening, it’s close enough.
So I’m going to do two things in this in this demo, if you will.
First I have a piece of text written by ChatGPT.
Right, so we’re going to start off with some AI generated content.
I’m going to read it aloud as me.
And then we’re going to put it through 11 labs and have 11 Labs read it out as well.
And we’re going to compare the two to see how they sound to see whether the machine reading using my voice captures the way that I actually would do this.
So you’re going to hear the same passage a couple of times, and so it’s not too long.
It’s only like 3500 characters like 500 words.
So here we go.
In our continually evolving digital landscape, the role of technology continues to extend and deepen its roots in our everyday lives.
At the forefront of these emerging technology.
technological trends are AI based and voice cloning applications such as tortoise TTS and 11 Labs.
By requiring just a few minutes of clear audio from the subject.
These powerful tools are transforming the face various industries, a little on the dry side.
But as with all tools, the potential for misuse is there as well as its beneficial applications.
This blog post aims to shed light on the various uses both beneficial and problematic of voice cloning technologies.
Voice cloning technologies premises straightforward yet revolutionary.
Through the input of just a few minutes of clear audio from an individual technologies like tortoise, TTS and 11 labs can create highly realistic synthetic replication of their unique voice.
This synthesized voice can then be used for range of purposes across various domains from entertainment to health care, and marketing.
The first positive application of voice cloning is evident in the entertainment industry, particularly in video games, game developers are increasingly employing voice cloning technologies to create a more realistic voice for synthetic characters.
This development allows for a more immersive and engaging experience for gamers around the globe pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in virtual narratives.
In the healthcare sector, voice cloning COVID presents promising applications for individuals with degenerative diseases by preserving the voice of someone before their vocal capabilities diminish.
Text to speech applications can continue to continue to speak for them as they did in the past.
This capability not only helps individuals maintain their identity but also provides a sense of normalcy and control in difficult times.
Moreover, voice clinics technology plays an instrumental role in grief management under the supervision of a qualified therapist.
Individuals mourning the loss of a loved one can engage with the cloned voice facilitating the grieving process in a controlled and supportive environment.
In the realm of marketing, voice cloning has emerged as a game changer.
Marketers can use this technology to create thought leadership content from busy executives, and subject matter experts who simply lack the time for podcasting are interviews.
This allows organizations to maintain their thought leadership positioning without placing unnecessary stress on the key personnel schedules.
As with all technologies, voice, cloning also comes with its own set of challenges and ethical considerations.
A prime example is the potential for misuse and producing synthetic ransom notes or other deceptive practices.
This underscores the importance of stringent regulation and ethical guidelines around the use of such transformative technology.
The AI of the advent of AI based voice cloning technologies like tortoise TTS and 11 Labs presents a wealth of opportunities coupled with a handful of challenges more than a handful.
As we continue to embrace these technologies, it’s essential to focus on maximizing their potential benefits, while remaining vigilant to the potential misuse.
Whether it’s creating more immersive video games, assisting individuals with degenerative diseases, aiding grief management or streamlining content creation and marketing, voice cloning technology is undoubtedly reshaping the way we interact with the world around us.
As we tread this new ground, it’s critical that we approached ethically and responsibly to fully harness its potential.
Now, you can tell this as a human performance forever in a variety of ways.
One, the screw ups, right to the slight asides, and three, the fact that I’m borderline smirking in parts because the text is so robotic, right? This is not how I personally write if you’ve watched any of my newsletters, you know that my writing style is different this so narrating this is a bit challenging, but you know, it’s not incorrect like what the machine is saying is not incorrect.
So it’s it’s got that part doubt anyway, let’s do this.
Next we’re gonna go ahead and going to fire up, I’m gonna put my headphones on, I’m gonna listen in with you as we listen to the machine, pretend to be me.
In our continually evolving digital landscape, the role of technology continues to extend and deepen its roots in our everyday lives at the forefront of these emerging technological trends, our AI based voice cloning applications, such as tortoise TTS and 11 Labs.
By requiring just a few minutes of clear audio from the subject, these powerful tools are transforming the face of various industries.
But as with all tools, the potential for misuse is there as well as its beneficial applications.
This blog post aims to shed light on the various uses both beneficial and problematic of voice cloning technologies.
Voice cloning technologies premise is straightforward yet revolutionary.
Through the input of just a few minutes of clear audio from an individual technologies like tortoise, TTS and 11 labs can create a highly realistic synthetic replication of their unique voice.
This synthesized voice can then be used for a range of purposes across various domains from entertainment to health and marketing.
The first positive application of voice cloning is evident in the entertainment industry, particularly in video games.
Game developers are increasingly employing voice cloning technologies to create more realistic voices for synthetic characters.
This development allows for a more immersive and engaging experience for gamers around the globe, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in virtual narratives.
In the healthcare sector.
Voice cloning presents promising applications for individuals with degenerative diseases by preserving the voice of someone before their vocal capabilities diminish.
Text to speech applications can continue to speak for them as they did in the past.
This capability not only helps individuals maintain their identity, but also provides a sense of normalcy and control in difficult times.
Moreover, voice cloning technology plays an instrumental role in grief management.
Under the supervision of a qualified therapist, individuals mourning the loss of a loved one can engage with a cloned voice, facilitating the grieving process in a controlled and supportive environment.
In the realm of marketing, voice cloning has emerged as a game changer.
Marketers can use this technology to create thought leadership content from busy executives and subject matter experts who simply lack the time for podcasting or interviews.
This allows organizations to maintain their thought leadership positioning without placing unnecessary stress on their key personnel schedules.
As with all technologies, voice, cloning also comes with its own set of challenges and ethical considerations.
A prime example is the potential for misuse and producing synthetic ransom notes or other deceptive practices.
This underscores the importance of stringent regulation and ethical guidelines around the use of such transformative technology.
The advent of AI based voice cloning technologies like tortoise TTS and 11 Labs presents a wealth of opportunities coupled with a handful of challenges.
As we continue to embrace these technologies, it’s essential to focus on maximizing their potential benefits, while remaining vigilant to their potential misuse.
Whether it’s creating more immersive video games, assisting individuals with degenerative diseases, aiding grief management or streamlining content creation and marketing, voice cloning technology is undoubtedly reshaping the way we interact with the world around us.
As we tread this new ground, it’s critical that we approach it ethically and responsibly to fully harness its potential.
Okay, so a couple things, one, you can tell it’s mechanical, right.
And I believe this is a new feature added in by I used 11 labs.
So this because the previous samples were so good, that they were being misused.
Second, you can tell that it’s definitely machine generated because of the pacing.
The pacing is very
rhythmic, boom, boom, boom, every word spoken, you know, in kind of a, it’s not flat, but it is definitely not human.
That said, if you were listening casually, if you’re listening to a podcast, maybe while you’re driving around or something, this would be okay.
Right, this would not be horrible to listen to, it’s certainly way better than the, you know, the robot voices that we’ve had for text to speech in years past, this is a pretty good improvement.
And because it’s using my voice if I wanted to, to, to leverage this for, you know, maybe recording a video where I just can’t be there, you could see this, there’s an application for that.
But Asscher is interesting.
It’s interesting.
The technology, this is based on his open source technology can run on a gaming laptop.
So this is not something that requires, you know, massive, massive amounts of compute power to do if you want to do it yourself with the open source technology for the paid services.
Those are obviously things you can subscribe to and end users.
Well.
The points that it made were points that I initially gave it in the prompt when ChatGPT wrote it for me, I said you know it’s it is definitely useful.
Apple has its pros.
Little Voice, which will be coming up for the iPhone, which will allow someone again, who wants to preserve their voice to be able to use it.
And I do think it’s possible to be used for like grief management, I would not have said it’s a key instrumental role, I would have said no, it’s possible, because it could also make things worse, hence, the use of a qualified therapist.
So these are the different this is how it’s this sounds right.
This is the way that this technology works.
It is interesting, it is worth investigating if you need something like this for your marketing, and it’s worth playing around with him getting to know what’s possible with it.
Anyway, that’s the show for today.
Thanks for tuning in.
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